#include <fstream>
#define MOD 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long x,y;
long long lgput(long long n, long long p)
{
    if(p==1)
        return n;
    if(!p)
        return 1;
    if(p&1)
        return lgput(n,p-1)*n%MOD;
    else
        return lgput(n,p/2)*lgput(n,p/2)%MOD;
}
int main()
{
    fin>>x>>y;
    fout<<lgput(x,y);
    return 0;
}