Problem:
Score : 800 points

Problem Statement

Given is a positive even number N.

Find the number of strings s of length N consisting of A, B, and C that satisfy the following condition:

s can be converted to the empty string by repeating the following operation:

Choose two consecutive characters in s and erase them. However, choosing AB or BA is not allowed.

For example, ABBC satisfies the condition for N=4, because we can convert it as follows: ABBC → (erase BB) → AC → (erase AC) → (empty).

The answer can be enormous, so compute the count modulo 998244353.

Constraints

2 \leq N \leq 10^7

N is an even number.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

N

Output

Print the number of strings that satisfy the conditions, modulo 998244353.

Sample Input 1

2

Sample Output 1

7

Except AB and BA, all possible strings satisfy the conditions.

Sample Input 2

10

Sample Output 2

50007

Sample Input 3

1000000

Sample Output 3

210055358

Solution in Rust (1.15.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)

// ---------- begin ModInt ----------
const MOD: u32 = 998_244_353;

#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
struct ModInt(u32);

impl std::ops::Add for ModInt {
    type Output = ModInt;
    fn add(self, rhs: ModInt) -> Self::Output {
        let mut d = self.0 + rhs.0;
        if d >= MOD {
            d -= MOD;
        }
        ModInt(d)
    }
}

impl std::ops::AddAssign for ModInt {
    fn add_assign(&mut self, rhs: ModInt) {
        *self = *self + rhs;
    }
}

impl std::ops::Sub for ModInt {
    type Output = ModInt;
    fn sub(self, rhs: ModInt) -> Self::Output {
        let mut d = self.0 + MOD - rhs.0;
        if d >= MOD {
            d -= MOD;
        }
        ModInt(d)
    }
}

impl std::ops::SubAssign for ModInt {
    fn sub_assign(&mut self, rhs: ModInt) {
        *self = *self - rhs;
    }
}

impl std::ops::Mul for ModInt {
    type Output = ModInt;
    fn mul(self, rhs: ModInt) -> Self::Output {
        ModInt((self.0 as u64 * rhs.0 as u64 % MOD as u64) as u32)
    }
}

impl std::ops::MulAssign for ModInt {
    fn mul_assign(&mut self, rhs: ModInt) {
        *self = *self * rhs;
    }
}

impl std::ops::Neg for ModInt {
    type Output = ModInt;
    fn neg(self) -> Self::Output {
        ModInt(if self.0 == 0 {0} else {MOD - self.0})
    }
}

impl std::fmt::Display for ModInt {
    fn fmt<'a>(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'a>) -> std::fmt::Result {
        write!(f, "{}", self.0)
    }
}

impl std::str::FromStr for ModInt {
    type Err = std::num::ParseIntError;
    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
        let val = s.parse::<u32>()?;
        Ok(ModInt::new(val))
    }
}

#[allow(dead_code)]
impl ModInt {
    pub fn new(n: u32) -> ModInt {
        ModInt(n % MOD)
    }
    pub fn zero() -> ModInt {
        ModInt(0)
    }
    pub fn one() -> ModInt {
        ModInt(1)
    }
    pub fn pow(self, mut n: u32) -> ModInt {
        let mut t = ModInt::one();
        let mut s = self;
        while n > 0 {
            if n & 1 == 1 {
                t *= s;
            }
            s *= s;
            n >>= 1;
        }
        t
    }
    pub fn inv(self) -> ModInt {
        self.pow(MOD - 2)
    }
}
// ---------- end ModInt ----------
// ---------- begin Precalc ----------
#[allow(dead_code)]
struct Precalc {
    inv: Vec<ModInt>,
    fact: Vec<ModInt>,
    ifact: Vec<ModInt>,
}

#[allow(dead_code)]
impl Precalc {
    pub fn new(n: usize) -> Precalc {
        let mut inv = vec![ModInt::one(); n + 1];
        let mut fact = vec![ModInt::one(); n + 1];
        let mut ifact = vec![ModInt::one(); n + 1];
        for i in 2..(n + 1) {
            inv[i] = -inv[MOD as usize % i] * ModInt(MOD / i as u32);
            fact[i] = fact[i - 1] * ModInt(i as u32);
            ifact[i] = ifact[i - 1] * inv[i];
        }
        Precalc {
            inv: inv,
            fact: fact,
            ifact: ifact,
        }
    }
    pub fn inv(&self, n: usize) -> ModInt {
        self.inv[n]
    }
    pub fn fact(&self, n: usize) -> ModInt {
        self.fact[n]
    }
    pub fn ifact(&self, n: usize) -> ModInt {
        self.ifact[n]
    }
    pub fn comb(&self, n: usize, k: usize) -> ModInt {
        if k > n {
            return ModInt::zero();
        }
        self.fact[n] * self.ifact[k] * self.ifact[n - k]
    }
}
// ---------- end Precalc ----------

fn run() {
    let mut s = String::new();
    std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut s).unwrap();
    let n: usize = s.trim().parse().unwrap();
    let pc = Precalc::new(n);
    let mut ans = ModInt(3).pow(n as u32);
    for i in (n / 2 + 1)..(n + 1) {
        ans -= ModInt(2) * pc.comb(n, i) * ModInt(2).pow((n - i) as u32);
    }
    println!("{}", ans);
}

fn main() {
    run();
}