#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;

ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");

long a, b;

long pow(long x, long p) {
	if (p == 0)
		return 1;
	if (p == 1)
		return x;

	if (p % 2 == 0)
		return pow((x*x)%mod, p/2) % mod;
	else
		return (x * (pow((x*x)%mod, (p-1)/2) % mod)) % mod;
}

int main() {

	f>>a>>b;
	g<<pow(a, b)<<'\n';

	f.close(); g.close();
	return 0;
}