#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");
long long int lgput(int n, int m, int modd)
{
    if(m==1)
        return n;
    unsigned int x;
    x=lgput(n, m/2, modd);
    if(m%2==0)
        return (x*x)%modd;
    else
        return (x*x*n)%modd;
}

int main()
{
    int a, b, mod=1999999973;
    cin>>a>>b;
    cout<<lgput(a, b, mod);
    return 0;
}