#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");

const int M = 1999999973;

long long putere(long long a, int n)
{
    if(n==0)
        return 1;
    if(n%2==0)
        return putere(a*a%M,n/2);
    return a*putere(a*a%M,n/2)%M;
}

int main()
{
    int a,b;
    in>>a>>b;
    out<<putere(a,b);
    return 0;
}