#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;

int Putere(int a,int b)
{
    if(b==1)
        return a;
    else
        if(b%2==0)
            return (1LL*Putere(a,b/2)*Putere(a,b/2))%MOD;
        else return (1LL*Putere(a,b/2)*Putere(a,b/2))%MOD *a;



}
int main()
{
    int a,b;
    fin>>a>>b;
    fout<<Putere(a,b);
    return 0;
}