#include <fstream>
#define Mod 1999999973

using namespace std;

ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");

long long n,p;
long long sol=1;

int main()
{
    cin>>n>>p;
    n%=Mod;
    
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2)
            sol=(sol*n)%Mod;
            
        p/=2;
        n=(n*n)%Mod;
    }
    
    cout<<sol;
    
    return 0;
}