#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
#define MOD 1999999973
long long Putere(long long A , long long n)
{
   long long P = 1;
    while(n)
    {
        if(n % 2 == 1)
            P = (1LL * P * A)%MOD;
        A=A%MOD;
        A =(1LL * A * A)%MOD;

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