#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
const int mod=1999999973;

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

long long b,e;

long long Exp(long long b,long long e)
{
    if(e==0)
        return 1;
    if(e==1)
        return b;
    if(e%2==0)
        return Exp((b*b)%mod,e/2)%mod;
    else
        return b*(Exp((b*b)%mod,(e-1)/2))%mod;
}

int main()
{
    f>>b>>e;
    g<<Exp(b,e);
    return 0;
}