#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

#define x 1999999973

using namespace std;

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

long long a;
int n;

long long putere(long long baza, int exp)
{
    if(exp==0) return 1LL;
    if(exp%2==0) return putere(baza*baza,exp/2);
    return putere(baza*baza,exp/2)*baza;
}

int main()
{
    fin>>a>>n;
    fout<<putere(a,n)%x;
    return 0;
}