#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;
ifstream f ("lgput.in");
ofstream g ("lgput.out");
const int modulo=1999999973;
long long p,n,a[10000000],j,i;
long long prod=1,putere;
int main()
{
    f >> n >> p;
    a[0] = 1;
    a[1] = n;
    putere = 2;
    i = 2;
    while(putere <= p){
        a[i] = a[i-1] * a[i-1];
        putere *= 2;
        i++;
    }
    i--;
    putere /= 2;
    while(i >= 1){
        if(putere <= p){
            prod = ((prod*a[i])% modulo );
            prod %= modulo;
            p -= putere;
        }
        putere /= 2;
        i--;
    }
    g<<prod;
    return 0;
}