#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define MOD 1999999973
#define ULL unsigned long long int

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

ULL lggput(ULL n, ULL p)
{
    ULL r=1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p%2==1) r=(r*n)%MOD;
        n=(n*n)%MOD;
        p/=2;
    }
    return r%MOD;
}

int main()
{
    ULL n,p;
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<(lggput(n,p)%MOD);
}