#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;

int Putere(int a,int b)
{
    long long P=1;
    while(b)
    {
        if(b%2==1)
            P = (1LL*P*a)%MOD;
        a=(1LL*a*a)%MOD;
        b /=2;
    }
    return P;
}
int main()
{
    int a,b;
    fin>>a>>b;
    fout<<Putere(a,b);
    return 0;
}