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


string file = "lgput";
ifstream cin(file + ".in");
ofstream cout(file + ".out");

const int MOD = 1999999973;
long long fastexp(long long b, long long e)
{
    if (e == 0)
        return 1;
    else
    {
        long long nr = fastexp(b, e / 2);
        if (e % 2 != 0)
            return (((nr * nr) % MOD) * b)%MOD;
        else
            return(nr * nr)%MOD;
    }
}

int main()
{
    long long n, s, e, i, ct=0;
    cin >> s >> n;
    cout << fastexp(s, n);
    return 0;

}