#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

ifstream fin ("lgput.in");
ofstream fout ("lgput.out");

long long putere_n_la_k ( long long n, long long k );

int main()
{
    long long n, k;

    fin >> n >> k;
    fout << putere_n_la_k ( n, k );

    return 0;
}

long long putere_n_la_k ( long long n, long long k )
{
    if ( k == 0 ) return 1;
    else if ( k == 1 ) return n % MOD;
    else if ( k % 2 == 0 ) return putere_n_la_k ( ( n * n ) % MOD, k / 2 );
    else return ( n * putere_n_la_k ( ( n * n ) % MOD, k / 2 ) ) % MOD;
}