#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    int prod,a,n,p;
    int P;
    ifstream fin("lgput.in");
    ofstream fout("lgput.out");
    fin>>n>>a;
    P=1999999973;
    prod=1;
    while(n>0)
    {
        if(n%2==1)
        {
            prod=(prod*a)%P;
            n--;
        }
        n=n/2;
        a=(a*a)%P;
    }
    fout<<prod;
    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    return 0;
}