#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

const int MOD = 1999999973;

long long int LgPower(long long int x, long long int power)
{
    if(power == 1)
        return x;
    long long int k=LgPower(x, power/2);
    k=(k*k) % MOD;
    if(power % 2 == 1)
    {
        k=k*x;
    }
    return k;
}

int main()
{
    int a,b;
    fin>>a>>b;
    fout<<LgPower(a,b) % MOD;
    return 0;
}