#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
const long int m = 1999999973;
long int get_pow(int n, int k)
{
    long long  aux;
    if(k == 0)
        return 1;
    if( k % 2 == 0)
    {
        aux = get_pow(n, k/2)%m;
        aux = (aux *aux)%m;
    return aux;
    }
    else
    {
        aux = get_pow(n,k-1)%m;
        aux *= n%m;
        return aux;
    }

}
int main()
{
    int n, k;
    fin >> n >> k ;
    fout << get_pow(n, k);
    return 0;
}