#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define int long long
using namespace std;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

const int MOD = 1999999973;

int raise_pow(int num, int power){
    if(power == 0){
        return 1;
    }
    if(power == 1){
        return num;
    }
    return (raise_pow((num * num) % MOD, power / 2) % MOD) * (raise_pow(num, power % 2) % MOD);
}

int32_t main(){
    int num, power;
    fin >> num >> power;
    fout << raise_pow(num, power) % MOD; 
    return 0;
}