#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");

#define MOD 1999999973

unsigned int a, b, nr;

static inline int putere(unsigned int a, unsigned int b) {
    nr = 1;
    while(b) {
        if(b % 2 == 1)
            nr = (1LL * nr * a) % MOD;
        a = (1LL * a * a) % MOD;
        b /= 2;
    }
    return nr;
}

int main() {
    cin >> a >> b;
    cout << putere(a, b);

    return 0;
}