#include <iostream>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;

long long n;
long long p;
int exp_rapida(long long n,long long p)
{
    long long A = 1;
    while(p)
    {
        if(p % 2 == 1)
        {
            A = A * n % mod;
        }
        n = n * n % mod;
        p /= 2;
    }
    return A % mod;
}
int main()
{
    cin >> n >> p;
    cout << exp_rapida(n , p);
    return 0;
}