#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream in ("lgput.in");
ofstream out ("lgput.out");
long long putere(long long x,long long p){
    long long mod= 1999999973;
    if(p==0) return 1;
    long long aux=putere(x,p/2);
    if(p%2==0) return aux*aux%mod;
    return (x*aux % mod)*aux % mod;
}
int main(){
   long long x, p;
    in>>x;
    in>>p;
    out<<putere(x,p);
    return 0;
}