#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define rest 1999999973
#define ll long long
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
ll n,p;
int main()
{
    fin>>n>>p;
    ll ans=1;
    ll i=0;
    ll put=n;
    while((1LL<<i)<=p)
    {
        if((1LL<<i)&p)
            ans=(ans*put)%rest;
        put=(put*put)%rest;
        i++;
    }
    fout<<ans;
    return 0;
}