#include <fstream>

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

const int MOD = 1999999973;
unsigned long long ridicare_la_putere(unsigned long long x, unsigned long long n)
{
    if (n == 0)
        return 1;
    if (n == 1)
        return x;

    unsigned long long result;

    if (n & 1)
    {
        result = ridicare_la_putere(x, (n - 1) / 2) % MOD;
        return (x * ((result * result) % MOD)) % MOD;
    }

    result = ridicare_la_putere(x , n / 2) % MOD;
    return (result * result) % MOD;
}

int main() {
    unsigned long long x, n;
    fin >> x >> n;
    fout << ridicare_la_putere(x, n);
    return 0;
}