#include <fstream>
#define  m 1999999973
using namespace std;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
int putere ( int a , int b)
{   if(b==0)
    return 1;
    if(b==1)
    return a ;
     if (b%2 ==0 )
     return ((putere(a , b/2)%m)* (putere(a,b/2)%m))%m;
     if(b%2 ==1)
     return ((putere(a,b/2)%m)* (putere(a,b/2)%m)* putere(a,1))%m;

      }

int putere2 ( int a , int b)
{ int c = a ;
    for(int i =2; i<=b ;i++)
        c=c*a;
    return c ;
}

int main()
{
    int a ,b ;
    f>>a>>b;
    g<<putere(a,b);

    return 0;
}