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

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