#include <fstream>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;

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

int b,n,p;
int moduloP=1;

void read(){
    cin>>b>>n;
    //>>p;
    moduloP=1999999973;
//    while(p>0){
//        moduloP*=10;
//        p--;
//    }
}

long calculate(int base,int exp){
    ///base cond
    if(exp==1){
        return base;
    }

    int res= calculate(base,exp/2);
    ///recursive function
    if((1&exp)){
        return (res%moduloP)*((res%moduloP)*base);
    }
    else{
        return (res%moduloP)*(res%moduloP);
    }
}

void solve(){
    int number=1;
    while(n>1){
        if(n%2==1){
            number*=b;
            n--;
        }
        else{
            b*=2;
            n/=2;
        }
    }
    cout<<number*b;
}

void calc2(int base,int exp){
    int rez=1;
    while(exp>1){
        if((exp&1)){
            exp--;
            rez*=(base%moduloP);
        }
        else{
            rez*=((base*base)%moduloP);
            exp/=2;
        }
    }
    cout<<rez%moduloP;
}

int main() {
    read();
//    cout<<calculate(b,n)%moduloP;
//    solve();
    calc2(b,n);
    return 0;
}