#include <fstream>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <math.h>

using namespace std;

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

const int mod=1999999973;

int LogP(int a,int b)
{
    if(b==0)
    {
        return 1;
    }
    if(b==1)
    {
        return a%mod;
    }
    if(b%2==1)
    {
        return a*LogP((a*a)%mod,b/2)%mod;
    }
    else
    {
        return LogP((a*a)%mod,b/2)%mod;
    }
}

int main()
{
    long long int a,b;
    cin>>a>>b;
    cout<<LogP(a,b);

    return 0;
}