#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long n,p,a;
const int mod=1999999973;
int main()
{
    fin>>a>>n;
    p=1;
    while(n!=0)
    {
        if(n%2==1)
        {
            p= (p * a) % mod;
        }
        n/=2;
        a = (a * a) % mod;
    }
    fout<<p;
    return 0;
}