#include <fstream>
#define M 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

int log_pow(unsigned int n,unsigned int p){
    if(p==0){
        return 1;
    }
    if(p%2==0){
        return (log_pow(n,p/2)%M*log_pow(n,p/2)%M)%M;
    }
    else{
        return (n%M*log_pow(n,p-1)%M)%M;
    }
}

int main()
{
    unsigned int n,p;
    in>>n>>p;
    out<<log_pow(n,p);
    return 0;
}