#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    ifstream fin("lgput.in");
    ofstream fout("lgput.out");
    long long b, e;
    fin >> b >> e;
    long long rez = 1LL, mod = 1999999973;
    while(e){
        if(e % 2 == 1){
            rez *= b;
            rez %= mod;
        }
        b *= b;
        b %= mod;
        e /= 2;
    }
    fout << rez;
    return 0;
}