#include <stdio.h>
using namespace std;

#define MOD 1999999973

long N, P;

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

int main ()
{
    FILE *f = fopen ("lgput.in","r");
    FILE *g = fopen ("lgput.out","w");
    fscanf (f,"%ld %ld", &N, &P);

    fprintf (g,"%lld", ridicare_la_putere(N,P));

    fclose(g);
    fclose(f);
    return 0;
}