#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    ifstream f("lgput.in");
    ofstream g("lgput.out");
    int a,b,c=0;
    f>>a>>b;
    unsigned long long rez=a, mod=1999999973;
    if(b==1)
        rez=a;
    if(b==0)
        rez=1;
    rez=a;
    while(b>1)
    {
        if(b%2==1)
        {
            rez=(rez*rez*a)%mod;
            b/=2;
        }
        if(b%2==0)
        {
            rez=(rez*rez)%mod;
            b/=2;
        }

    }
    g<<rez%mod;

}