#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
const long long c=1999999973;
long long ridicare(long long a,long long b)
{
    if(b==0)
        return 1;
    else
    {

    if(b%2==0)
       return ridicare(a*a%c,b/2);
    else
      return  ridicare(a*a%c,b/2)*a%c;
    }
}
int main()
{
    long long a,b;
    in>>a>>b;
    out<<ridicare(a,b)%c;
}