#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

long long c=1999999973;

int P(long long a, long long b)
{
    int p=1;
    while(b!=0)
    {
        if(b%2!=0)
        {
           p=1LL*p*a%c;
        }
        a=1LL*a*a%c;
        b/=2;
    }
    return p;
}

int main()
{
    long long x,y;
    fin>>x>>y;
    fout<<P(x,y);
    return 0;
}