#include <stdio.h>
#define M 1999999973
#define par(x) ((x & 1) == 0)

int exp_log(int b, int e)
{
	if(e==0 || e==1) return b % M;
	if(par(e))
	{
		long rp = exp_log(b, e-1);
		return (rp*(b%M))%M;
	}
	else
	{
		long rp = exp_log(b, e/2);
		return (rp*rp)%M;
	}
}
int main()
{
	int baza, exponent;
	freopen("lgput.in", "r", stdin);
	freopen("lgput.out", "w", stdout);
	scanf("%d %d",&baza,&exponent);
	fclose(stdin);
	printf("%d\n",exp_log(baza,exponent));
	fclose(stdout);
}