#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973

using namespace std;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

int a,b;
int pow(int b,int p){
    int sol=1;
    b%=mod;
    while(p){
        if(p&1)
            sol=(1LL*sol*b)%mod;
        b=(1LL*b*b)%mod;
        p/=2;
    }
    return sol;
}
int main(){
    fin>>a>>b;
    fout<<pow(a,b)<<"\n";
    fin.close();fout.close();
    return 0;
}