#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <bitset>
#include <queue>
#include <fstream>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <iomanip>
#include <stack>
#include <climits>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <map>
#include <set>
using namespace std;

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

const int mod = 1999999973;

int ExpoLog(int a, int n)
{
	int p = 1;
	while (n)
	{
		if (n % 2) p = 1LL * a * p % mod;
		n /= 2;
		a = 1LL * a * a % mod;
	}
	return p;
}

int main()
{
	int a, b;
	fin >> a >> b;
	fout << ExpoLog(a, b);
	return 0;
}