#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

long long putere(int n, int p)
{
    long long sol = 1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 1)
        {
            sol = (sol * (n % MOD)) % MOD;
            p--;
        }
        else
        {
            n = (n*n) % MOD;
            p /= 2;
        }
    }
    return sol;
}

int main()
{
    int n,p; f>>n>>p;
    g<<putere(n,p);
}