#include<fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");
long long log(long long N,long long P)
{
if(P==0) return 1;
if(P%2==1) return ((N*log(N,P-1))%1999999973);
long long int X;
X=log(N,P/2);
return (X*X)%1999999973;
    
     
     }

int main()
{
long long N,P,C;
fin>>N>>P>>C;
fout<<log(N,P);
fin.close();
fout.close();

    
   return 0; 
}