#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

const int c = 1999999973;

int putere(int a, int b) {
    if (b == 0) {
        return 1 % c;
    }
    if (b == 1) {
        return a % c;
    }
    if (b % 2 == 0) {
         return (putere(a, b/ 2) * putere(a, b/ 2)) % c;
    } else {
         return (a * putere(a, b - 1)) % c;
    }
}

int main() {
    int a, b;
    cin >> a >> b;
    cout << putere(a, b);
}