#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
ifstream f("lgput.in");
ofstream g("lgput.out");
const int64_t MOD = 1999999973 ;
int64_t putere(int64_t b,int64_t e)
{
    if(e==0)return 1;
    if(e%2==1) return putere(b,e-1)*b%MOD;
    int64_t r=putere(b,e/2); return r*r%MOD;
}
int main()
{
    int64_t b,e;
    f>>b>>e;
    g<<putere(b,e);
    return 0;
}