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

int n,x,y,i,r,j,cnt,c,p,a;
const long long MOD=1999999973;
int main()
{
    fin>>a>>n;
    p=1;
    while(n)
    {
        if(n%2==1)
        {
            p=p*a;
        }
        a=a*a;
        n/=2;
    }
    fout<<p%MOD;
    return 0;
}