#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define mod 1999999973
#define ll long long
using namespace std;

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

ll putere(ll x, ll n){
    if(n==0){
       return 1;
    }else if(n%2==0){
        ll p = putere(x*x, n/2) % mod;
        return p * p % mod;
    }else {
        ll p = putere(x*x, (n-1)/2) % mod;
        return x * p * p % mod;
    }
}

int main(){
    ll n, p, put=1;
    fin>>n>>p;
    fout<<putere(n, p);
    return 0;
}