#include<bits/stdc++.h>

#define all(s) s.begin(),s.end()
#define rc(x) return cout<<x<<endl,0
#define forn(i,n) for(int i=0;i<int(n);i++)
#define len(a) (int) (a).size()

#define pb push_back
#define mp make_pair
#define fr first
#define sc second

typedef long long ll;
typedef long double ld;

const int nmax=1e5+3;
const int mod=1999999973;
const ll inf=0x3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3f;

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using namespace std;

int main()
{
    //freopen("bfs.in","r",stdin);
    //freopen("bfs.out","w",stdout);
    ifstream cin("lgput.in");
    ofstream cout("lgput.out");
    ll a,b,sol=1;
    cin>>a>>b;
    while(b)
    {
        if(b%2) sol*=a % mod;
        a*=a % mod;
        b/=2;
    }
    cout<<sol;
}