#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;

long long power(long long x,long long n,long long result){
  if(n==0)
    return 1;
  if(n==1)
    return x;

  result=power(x,n/2,result)*1LL;

  if(n%2==0)
    return (result*result*1LL)%MOD;
  return (x*result*result*1LL)%MOD;

}

int main()
{
    long long  x,n;
    fin>>x>>n;
    fout<<power(x,n,1);

}