#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

const unsigned int MOD = 1999999973;

unsigned int putere(unsigned int a, unsigned int n)
{
    unsigned int p = 1;
    while (n != 0)
    {
        unsigned int cifb = n % 2;///merge si n & 1
        if (cifb != 0)
        {
            p = (long long)p * a % MOD;
        }
        a = (long long)a * a % MOD;
        n /= 2;///merge si n >>= 1;
    }
    return p;
}

int main()
{
    ifstream in("lgput.in");
    ofstream out("lgput.out");
    unsigned int a, n;
    in >> a >> n;
    out << putere(a, n) << "\n";
    in.close();
    out.close();
    return 0;
}