#include <fstream>
#include <bitset>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
const long long mod=1999999973;
long long p=1;
long long a,b;
void put(long long &a,long long &b)
{
    while(b)
    {
        if(b%2==1)
            p=(p*a)%mod;
        a=(a*a)%mod;
        b/=2;
    }
}

int main()
{
    fin>>a>>b;
    put(a,b);
    fout<<p;
    return 0;
}