#include <fstream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;


string const inFile = "lgput.in";
string const outFile = "lgput.out";


unsigned const MOD = 1999999973;


ifstream Read(inFile);
ofstream Write(outFile);


unsigned Power(unsigned base, unsigned exp) {
    unsigned result = 1;

    while (exp > 0) {
        if (exp & 1) {
            result = (long long)(result * base) % MOD;
        }

        exp >>= 1;
        base = (long long)(base * base) % MOD;
    }

    return result;
}


int main() {
    unsigned base;
    unsigned exp;

    Read >> base;
    Read >> exp;

    Write << Power(base, exp);

    return 0;
}