#include <fstream>
#include <math.h>
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
long long x,MOD=1999999973;
int n,p=1;
int ridicareLogaritmica(long long x,int n)
{
    while(n)
    {
        if(n%2==1)
        p=(p*x)%MOD;
        x=(x*x)%MOD;
        n/=2;
    }
    return p;
}
int main()
{
   f>>x>>n;
   g<<ridicareLogaritmica(x,n);
}