Problem:
Score : 500 points

Problem Statement

There are N blocks arranged in a row. Let us paint these blocks.

We will consider two ways to paint the blocks different if and only if there is a block painted in different colors in those two ways.

Find the number of ways to paint the blocks under the following conditions:

For each block, use one of the M colors, Color 1 through Color M, to paint it. It is not mandatory to use all the colors.

There may be at most K pairs of adjacent blocks that are painted in the same color.

Since the count may be enormous, print it modulo 998244353.

Constraints

All values in input are integers.

1 \leq N, M \leq 2 \times 10^5

0 \leq K \leq N - 1

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

N M K

Output

Print the answer.

Sample Input 1

3 2 1

Sample Output 1

6

The following ways to paint the blocks satisfy the conditions: 112, 121, 122, 211, 212, and 221. Here, digits represent the colors of the blocks.

Sample Input 2

100 100 0

Sample Output 2

73074801

Sample Input 3

60522 114575 7559

Sample Output 3

479519525

Solution in C# (.NET Core 3.1.201) (judge verdict: Accepted)

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System.Text;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Numerics;
using static System.Console;
using static System.Convert;
using static System.Math;
using static Template;
using Pi = Pair<int, int>;

class Solver
{
    public void Solve(Scanner sc)
    {
        int N, M, K;
        sc.Make(out N, out M, out K);
        ModInt.Build(N);
        ModInt res = 0;
        for(int i = 0; i <= K; i++)
        {
            res += M * ModInt.Pow(M - 1, N - i - 1)*ModInt.Comb(N-1,i);
        }
        Console.WriteLine(res);
    }
}

public struct ModInt
{
    //public const long MOD = (int)1e9 + 7;
    public const long MOD = 998244353;
    public long Value { get; set; }
    public ModInt(long n = 0) { Value = n; }
    private static ModInt[] fac;//i!
    private static ModInt[] inv;//1/i
    private static ModInt[] facinv;//1/(i!)
    public override string ToString() => Value.ToString();
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ModInt operator +(ModInt l, ModInt r)
    {
        l.Value += r.Value;
        if (l.Value >= MOD) l.Value -= MOD;
        return l;
    }
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ModInt operator -(ModInt l, ModInt r)
    {
        l.Value -= r.Value;
        if (l.Value < 0) l.Value += MOD;
        return l;
    }
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ModInt operator *(ModInt l, ModInt r) => new ModInt(l.Value * r.Value % MOD);
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ModInt operator /(ModInt l, ModInt r) => l * Pow(r, MOD - 2);
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static implicit operator long(ModInt l) => l.Value;
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static implicit operator ModInt(long n)
    {
        n %= MOD; if (n < 0) n += MOD;
        return new ModInt(n);
    }

    public static ModInt Pow(ModInt m, long n)
    {
        if (n == 0) return 1;
        if (n % 2 == 0) return Pow(m * m, n >> 1);
        else return Pow(m * m, n >> 1) * m;
    }

    public static void Build(int n)
    {
        fac = new ModInt[n + 1];
        facinv = new ModInt[n + 1];
        inv = new ModInt[n + 1];
        inv[1] = 1;
        fac[0] = fac[1] = 1;
        facinv[0] = facinv[1] = 1;
        for (var i = 2; i <= n; i++)
        {
            fac[i] = fac[i - 1] * i;
            inv[i] = MOD - inv[MOD % i] * (MOD / i);
            facinv[i] = facinv[i - 1] * inv[i];
        }
    }
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ModInt Fac(ModInt n) => fac[n];
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ModInt Inv(ModInt n) => inv[n];
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ModInt FacInv(ModInt n) => facinv[n];
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ModInt Comb(ModInt n, ModInt r)
    {
        if (n < r) return 0;
        if (n == r) return 1;
        var calc = fac[n];
        calc = calc * facinv[r];
        calc = calc * facinv[n - r];
        return calc;
    }
}
#region Template
public static class Template
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.SetOut(new StreamWriter(Console.OpenStandardOutput()) { AutoFlush = false });
        new Solver().Solve(new Scanner());
        Console.Out.Flush();
    }
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static bool chmin<T>(ref T a, T b) where T : IComparable<T> { if (a.CompareTo(b) > 0) { a = b; return true; } return false; }
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static bool chmax<T>(ref T a, T b) where T : IComparable<T> { if (a.CompareTo(b) < 0) { a = b; return true; } return false; }
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static void swap<T>(ref T a, ref T b) { var t = b; b = a; a = t; }
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static void swap<T>(this IList<T> A, int i, int j) { var t = A[i]; A[i] = A[j]; A[j] = t; }
    public static T[] Create<T>(int n, Func<T> f) { var rt = new T[n]; for (var i = 0; i < rt.Length; ++i) rt[i] = f(); return rt; }
    public static T[] Create<T>(int n, Func<int, T> f) { var rt = new T[n]; for (var i = 0; i < rt.Length; ++i) rt[i] = f(i); return rt; }
    public static IEnumerable<T> Shuffle<T>(this IEnumerable<T> A) => A.OrderBy(v => Guid.NewGuid());
    public static int CompareTo<T>(this T[] A, T[] B, Comparison<T> cmp = null) { cmp = cmp ?? Comparer<T>.Default.Compare; for (var i = 0; i < Min(A.Length, B.Length); i++) { int c = cmp(A[i], B[i]); if (c > 0) return 1; else if (c < 0) return -1; } if (A.Length == B.Length) return 0; if (A.Length > B.Length) return 1; else return -1; }
    public static int MaxElement<T>(this IList<T> A, Comparison<T> cmp = null) { cmp = cmp ?? Comparer<T>.Default.Compare; T max = A[0]; int rt = 0; for (int i = 1; i < A.Count; i++) if (cmp(max, A[i]) < 0) { max = A[i]; rt = i; } return rt; }
    public static T PopBack<T>(this List<T> A) { var v = A[A.Count - 1]; A.RemoveAt(A.Count - 1); return v; }
    public static void Fail<T>(T s) { Console.WriteLine(s); Console.Out.Close(); Environment.Exit(0); }
}
public class Scanner
{
    public string Str => Console.ReadLine().Trim();
    public int Int => int.Parse(Str);
    public long Long => long.Parse(Str);
    public double Double => double.Parse(Str);
    public int[] ArrInt => Str.Split(' ').Select(int.Parse).ToArray();
    public long[] ArrLong => Str.Split(' ').Select(long.Parse).ToArray();
    public char[][] Grid(int n) => Create(n, () => Str.ToCharArray());
    public int[] ArrInt1D(int n) => Create(n, () => Int);
    public long[] ArrLong1D(int n) => Create(n, () => Long);
    public int[][] ArrInt2D(int n) => Create(n, () => ArrInt);
    public long[][] ArrLong2D(int n) => Create(n, () => ArrLong);
    private Queue<string> q = new Queue<string>();
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public T Next<T>() { if (q.Count == 0) foreach (var item in Str.Split(' ')) q.Enqueue(item); return (T)Convert.ChangeType(q.Dequeue(), typeof(T)); }
    public void Make<T1>(out T1 v1) => v1 = Next<T1>();
    public void Make<T1, T2>(out T1 v1, out T2 v2) { v1 = Next<T1>(); v2 = Next<T2>(); }
    public void Make<T1, T2, T3>(out T1 v1, out T2 v2, out T3 v3) { Make(out v1, out v2); v3 = Next<T3>(); }
    public void Make<T1, T2, T3, T4>(out T1 v1, out T2 v2, out T3 v3, out T4 v4) { Make(out v1, out v2, out v3); v4 = Next<T4>(); }
    public void Make<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>(out T1 v1, out T2 v2, out T3 v3, out T4 v4, out T5 v5) { Make(out v1, out v2, out v3, out v4); v5 = Next<T5>(); }
    public void Make<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>(out T1 v1, out T2 v2, out T3 v3, out T4 v4, out T5 v5, out T6 v6) { Make(out v1, out v2, out v3, out v4, out v5); v6 = Next<T6>(); }
    public void Make<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7>(out T1 v1, out T2 v2, out T3 v3, out T4 v4, out T5 v5, out T6 v6, out T7 v7) { Make(out v1, out v2, out v3, out v4, out v5, out v6); v7 = Next<T7>(); }
    //public (T1, T2) Make<T1, T2>() { Make(out T1 v1, out T2 v2); return (v1, v2); }
    //public (T1, T2, T3) Make<T1, T2, T3>() { Make(out T1 v1, out T2 v2, out T3 v3); return (v1, v2, v3); }
    //public (T1, T2, T3, T4) Make<T1, T2, T3, T4>() { Make(out T1 v1, out T2 v2, out T3 v3, out T4 v4); return (v1, v2, v3, v4); }
}
public class Pair<T1, T2> : IComparable<Pair<T1, T2>>
{
    public T1 v1;
    public T2 v2;
    public Pair() { }
    public Pair(T1 v1, T2 v2)
    { this.v1 = v1; this.v2 = v2; }

    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public int CompareTo(Pair<T1, T2> p)
    {
        var c = Comparer<T1>.Default.Compare(v1, p.v1);
        if (c == 0)
            c = Comparer<T2>.Default.Compare(v2, p.v2);
        return c;
    }
    public override string ToString() => $"{v1.ToString()} {v2.ToString()}";
    public void Deconstruct(out T1 a, out T2 b) { a = v1; b = v2; }
}

public class Pair<T1, T2, T3> : Pair<T1, T2>, IComparable<Pair<T1, T2, T3>>
{
    public T3 v3;
    public Pair() : base() { }
    public Pair(T1 v1, T2 v2, T3 v3) : base(v1, v2)
    { this.v3 = v3; }

    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public int CompareTo(Pair<T1, T2, T3> p)
    {
        var c = base.CompareTo(p);
        if (c == 0)
            c = Comparer<T3>.Default.Compare(v3, p.v3);
        return c;
    }
    public override string ToString() => $"{base.ToString()} {v3.ToString()}";
    public void Deconstruct(out T1 a, out T2 b, out T3 c) { Deconstruct(out a, out b); c = v3; }
}
#endregion