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

#define cin fin
#define cout fout
ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");

int n, x, y;

int exp(int a, int b)
{
    if(b==0)
        return 1;
    if(b==1)
        return a;
    if(b%2==0)
        return (exp(a,b/2)%mod*exp(a,b/2)%mod)%mod;
    else
        return (exp(a,b/2)%mod*exp(a,b/2)%mod*a)%mod;
}


signed main()
{
    cin>>x>>y;
    cout<<exp(x,y)%mod;
}