#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.in");

const int MOD = 1999999973;

int a;

int fastpow( int b ){

    if(b==0) return 1;

    if(b%2) return (a*fastpow(b-1)) % MOD;

    int val = fastpow(b/2)%MOD;
    return val*val%MOD;

}

int main()
{
    int b;

    cin >> a >> b;

    cout << fastpow(b);

    return 0;
}