#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)
{
    ll rez=1;
    while(n)
    {
        if(n%2)rez=(rez*a)%mod;
        a=a*a;
        n/=2;
        (a%=mod);
    }
    return rez;
}
int main()
{
    in>>t>>b;
    out<<lgput(t,b);
    return 0;
}