#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
const int mod=1999999973;
int putere(int a,int b)
{
    int result=1;
    while(b)
    {
        if(b&1) result=(1LL*result*a)%mod;
        b=b/2;
        a=(1LL*a*a)%mod;
    }
    return result;
}
int main()
{
    int a,b;
    fin>>a>>b;
    fout<<putere(a,b);
}