#include <fstream>
const int mod=1999999973;
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

int putere(int x, int y){
if (y==0) return 1;
else
    while (y>0)
{
    if (y%2==1) return (x%mod) * (putere(x%mod, (y-1)%mod));
    else
        return (putere(x%mod,(y/2)%mod))*putere(x%mod,(y/2)%mod);
}
}

int main()
{
    int a,b;
    f>>a>>b;
    g<<putere(a,b)%mod;
    return 0;
}