#include <fstream>
#define x 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

long long n,k;

long long putere(long long n, long long k)
{
    if (k==0) return 1;
    long long m=1;
    while (k!=1)
        if (k%2==0)
            {
                n=(n*n)%x;
                k=k/2;
            }
        else
            {
                m=(m*n)%x;
                --k;
            }
    return (n*m)%x;
}

int main()

{
    f>>n>>k;
    g<<putere(n,k)<<'\n';
    f.close(); g.close();
    return 0;
}