#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

int mod=1999999973;

long long fast_exp(long long a,long long b)
{
    if(b==0)
        return 1;
    else
    {
        long long p=fast_exp(a,b/2)%mod;

        if(b%2!=0)
            return (((p*p)%mod)*a)%mod;
        else
            return (p*p)%mod;
    }
}
int main()
{
    long long a,b;
    fin>>a>>b;
    fout<<fast_exp(a%mod,b);
    return 0;
}