#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

const int MOD = 1999999973;

int lgput(int b, int e)
{
    int ans = 1;
    while (e)
    {
        if (e & 1)
            ans = 1LL * ans * b % MOD;

        b = 1LL * b * b % MOD;
        e >>= 1;
    }
    return ans;
}

int main()
{
    ifstream cin("lgput.in");
    ofstream cout("lgput.out");
    int x, y;
    cin >> x >> y;
    cout << lgput(x, y);

    return 0;
}