#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");
long long n,p,i,c,nr;
int main()
{
    cin>>n>>p;
    n=n%mod;
    nr=1;
    while(p!=0)
    {
        if(p%2==1)
        {
            nr=nr*n%mod;
        }
        n=n*n%mod;
        p=p/2;
    }
    cout<<nr;
    return 0;
}