#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
const int m = 1999999973;
long long a,b;

long long pw(int baza,int exponent)
{
    if (exponent==0)return 1;
    if (exponent%2==1)return baza*pw(baza,exponent-1)%m;
    int P=pw(baza,exponent/2)%m;
    return P*P%m;
}

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

int main()
{
    fin >> a >> b ;
    fout << pw(a,b) << "\n";
    return 0;
	
}