#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
int put(int a,int b,int mod)
{
    int result=1;
    while(b)
    {
        if(b&1) result=(1LL*result*a)%mod;
        b/=2;
        a=(1LL*a*a)%mod;
    }
    return result;
}
int main()
{
    int a,b,mod;
    fin>>a>>b;
    mod=1999999973;
    fout<<put(a,b,mod);
}