#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <vector>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin ("lgput.in");
ofstream fout ("lgput.out");
long long n,p;
int main()
{
    long long s=1;
    fin >> n >> p;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p & 1)
        {
            s = s * n;
            s = s % MOD;
            --p;
        }
        else
        {
            n = n*n;
            n=n%MOD;
            p = (p >> 1);
        }
    }
    fout <<s;
    return 0;
}