#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
const int mod = 1999999973;
ifstream cin("lgput.in");
ofstream cout("lgput.out");
int rid(long long b, long long exp) {
    long long  rez = 1;
    while (exp) {
        if (exp % 2 == 1)
            rez = (rez * b) % mod;
        b = (b * b) % mod;
        exp /= 2;
    }
    return rez;
}
int main() {
    long long a, b;
    cin >> a >> b;
    cout << rid(a, b);
    return 0;
}