#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");


const int n_max = 10001;
const int m = 1999999973;

int main()
{
    unsigned int i, n, x;
    long long aux, sol = 1;
    fin>>n>>x;
    aux=n;
    for (i=0;(1<<i)<= x;++i)
    {
        if (((1<<i)&x>0)
            sol=(sol*aux)%m;
            aux=(aux*aux)%m;
    }
    fout<<sol;
}
    return 0;
}