///#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
const long long MOD = 1999999973;

using namespace std;
typedef long long ll;

ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");

ll poww(ll a, ll b)
{
    if(!b) return 1;
    if(b==1) return a%MOD;
    ll x = poww(a, b/2);
    if(b%2) return ((x*x)%MOD*a)%MOD;
    return (x*x)%MOD;
}

int main()
{
    int n, m;
    cin>>n>>m;
    cout<<poww(n, m);
    return 0;
}