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

using namespace std;

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

int mod(int n, int p)
{
    if(p==0)
        return 1%modul;
    if(p%2==1)
        return (mod(n*n,p/2)*n)%modul;
    if(p%2==0)
        return mod(n*n,p/2)%modul;
}

int x,y;
int main()
{
    fin>>x>>y;
    fout<<mod(x,y);
    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}