#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
const int MOD = 1999999973;

int pwr(int n, int k)
{
    if(!k)
        return 1;
    if(k & 1)
        return 1LL*n*pwr(1LL*n*n%MOD,k/2)%MOD;
    return pwr(1LL*n*n%MOD,k/2);


}

int main()
{
    int n,k;
    f>>n>>k;
    g<<pwr(n,k);



    return 0;
}