#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <cstring>
# define pb push_back
#define nmax 100002
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
string a,b;
long long n,k,i,d,sol,p;
bool ciur[2000004];

int main()
{
   f>>n>>p;
   sol=1;
   while(p)
   {if(p%2)
       sol=(sol*n)%mod;
       p/=2;
       n=(n*n)%mod;
   }
   g<<sol;
    return 0;
}