#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define x 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

long long n, a;

long long power(long long n, long long  a)
{
    if(a == 0)
    {
        return 1LL;
    }

    if(a % 2 == 0)
    {
        return power(n * n, a / 2);
    }

    if(a % 2 == 1)
    {
        return power(n * n, a / 2) * n;
    }
}

int main()
{
    in >> n >> a;
    out << power(n,a) % x;
    return 0;
}