//#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

ifstream cin("lgput.in"); ofstream cout("lgput.out");

#define mod 1999999973;

long long alab(int a, int b) {
    long long p = 1;
    while(b)
    {
        if (b % 2 == 1)
        {
            p = p * a % mod;
        }
        a = (a * a) % mod;
        b = b / 2;
    }
    return p;
}

int main() {
    int a, b;
    cin >> a >> b;
    cout << alab(a, b);
}