#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
const long long MOD = 1999999973;

long long hatvany(long long n, long long k) {

    if(k==0) {
        return 1;
    }
    if(k%2==0) {
        long long s = hatvany(n, k/2);
        return (s*s)%MOD;
    } else {
        long long s = hatvany(n, k/2);
        return (s*s)%MOD*n % MOD;
    }

}

int main()
{
    ifstream in("lgput.in");
    ofstream out("lgput.out");
    long long n, k;
    in >> n >> k;
    out << hatvany(n,k);

    return 0;
}