//#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)
{
    long long nr = 1;
    while (e)
    {
        if (e % 2)
        {
            nr = (nr * b) % MOD;
        }
        b = (b * b) % MOD;
        e /= 2;
    }
    return nr;
}

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

}