#include <fstream>
#define ll long long
#define MOD 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

int n, p;

ll getLogPow(ll n, ll p) {

    if (p == 0) {
        return 1;
    }

    if (p % 2 == 0) {
        return (getLogPow(n * n % MOD, p / 2));
    } else {
        return n * getLogPow(n, p - 1) % MOD;
    }
}

int main() {

    f >> n >> p;

    g << getLogPow(n, p);

    return 0;
}