#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream in ("lgput.in");
ofstream out ("lgput.out");
int main ()
{
    unsigned long long a,b,sol=1,n;
    const int m = 1999999973;
    in>>a>>b;
    n=a;
    for (int i=0; (1<<i)<=b; ++i)
    {
        if (b&(1<<i))
            sol*=n;
        n*=n;
        sol%=m;
        n%=m;
    }
    out<<sol;
    return 0;
}