#include <bits/stdc++.h>

#define modulo 1999999973

using namespace std;

int put(int a,int b)
{
    int r=1;
    while(b)
    {
        if(b%2==1)
            r= 1LL*r*a%modulo;
        a=1LL*a*a%modulo;
        b=b/2;
    }
    return r;
}

int main()
{
    ifstream f("lgput.in");
    ofstream g("lgput.out");
    int x,y;
    f>>x>>y;
    g<<put(x,y);
    f.close();
    return 0;



}