#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define ll unsigned long long

using namespace std;

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

const ll MOD = 1999999973;

ll l,n;

ll putere(ll a,ll b)
{
    if(b==1)
        return a;
    ll q;
    q=putere(a,b/2);
    if(b%2==1)
        return ((q*q)%MOD*a)%MOD;
    return (q*q)%MOD;
}

int main()
{
    fin>>l>>n;
    fout<<putere(l,n)%MOD;
    return 0;
}