#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#define mod 1999999973
using namespace std;
ifstream in("lgput.in");
ofstream out("lgput.out");
typedef long long ll;
int t,b;
ll lgput(ll a,ll n)
{
    if(n==1)return (a%mod);
    ll pp=(lgput(a,n/2))%mod;
    ll rez=(pp*pp)%mod;
    if(n%2) rez=(rez*a)%mod;
    return (rez%mod);
}
int main()
{
    in>>t>>b;
    out<<lgput(t,b);
    return 0;
}