#include <fstream>


using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
const long long MOD = 1999999973;

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