#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

const int MOD= 1999999973;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout ("lgput.out");
int Pow(int a,int b)
{
    int p=1;
    while(b)
    {
        if(b&1)
            p=1LL*p*a%MOD;
        a=1LL*a*a%MOD;
        b>>=1;
    }
    return p;
}
int main()
{
    int a,b;
    fin>>a>>b;
    fout<<Pow(a,b);
    fin.close();
    fout.close();

    return 0;
}