#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <utility>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <set>
#include <stack>
#include <queue>
#include <map>
#include <math.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <iomanip>
#include <numeric>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstdint>
#include <cmath>
#include <functional>
#include <limits>
#include <cassert>
#include <bitset>

using namespace std;

/* template */

using ll = long long;

void debug_out() { std::cout << std::endl; }
 
template <typename Head, typename... Tail>
void debug_out(Head H, Tail... T) {
  cout << H << " ";
  debug_out(T...);
}

#ifdef LOCAL
#define debug(...) cout << "debug: "; debug_out(__VA_ARGS__)
#else
#define debug(...) 
#endif

#define rep(i, a, n) for (int i = (int)(a); i < (int)(n); i++)
#define rrep(i, a, n) for (int i = ((int)(n-1)); i >= (int)(a); i--)
#define Rep(i, a, n) for (long long i = (long long)(a); i< (long long)(n); i++)
#define RRep(i, a, n) for (long long i = ((long long)(n-1ll)); i>=(long long)(a); i--)
#define all(v) (v).begin(),(v).end()
#define rall(v) (v).rbegin(),(v).rend()

template <typename T>
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, std::vector<T> vec) {
  for (std::size_t i = 0; i < vec.size(); i++)os << vec[i] << (i + 1 == vec.size() ? "" : " ");
  return os;
}

struct Edge{
    int to;
    ll weight;
    Edge(int t, ll w) : to(t), weight(w){ }
};

struct edge{
    int from;
    int to;
    ll weight;
    edge(int f,int t,ll w) : from(f), to(t), weight(w){ }
};


using Graph = vector<vector<Edge>>;
using graph = vector<vector<int>>;
using edges = vector<edge>;

template <class T>
inline bool chmin(T &a, T b){
    if (a > b){
        a = b;
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

template <class T>
inline bool chmax(T &a, T b){
    if (a < b){
        a = b;
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

template <class T>
T lcm(T a, T b){
    return (a*b)/gcd(a,b);
}

constexpr ll LNF = 1LL<<60;

constexpr int INF = 1e9+7;

const double PI=3.14159265358979323846;


vector<int> dx = {-1,0,1,0,-1,1,-1,1};
vector<int> dy = {0,-1,0,1,1,-1,-1,1};

/* template */

constexpr ll mod = 998244353;
struct mint {
  ll x; // typedef long long ll;
  mint(ll x=0):x((x%mod+mod)%mod){}
  mint operator-() const { return mint(-x);}
  mint& operator+=(const mint a) {
    if ((x += a.x) >= mod) x -= mod;
    return *this;
  }
  mint& operator-=(const mint a) {
    if ((x += mod-a.x) >= mod) x -= mod;
    return *this;
  }
  mint& operator*=(const mint a) { (x *= a.x) %= mod; return *this;}
  mint operator+(const mint a) const { return mint(*this) += a;}
  mint operator-(const mint a) const { return mint(*this) -= a;}
  mint operator*(const mint a) const { return mint(*this) *= a;}
  mint pow(ll t) const {
    if (!t) return 1;
    mint a = pow(t>>1);
    a *= a;
    if (t&1) a *= *this;
    return a;
  }

  // for prime mod
  mint inv() const { return pow(mod-2);}
  mint& operator/=(const mint a) { return *this *= a.inv();}
  mint operator/(const mint a) const { return mint(*this) /= a;}
};
istream& operator>>(istream& is, const mint& a) { return is >> a.x;}
ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const mint& a) { return os << a.x;}

//modintに依存
struct combination {
  vector<mint> fact, ifact;
  combination(int n):fact(n+1),ifact(n+1) {
    assert(n < mod);
    fact[0] = 1;
    for (int i = 1; i <= n; ++i) fact[i] = fact[i-1]*i;
    ifact[n] = fact[n].inv();
    for (int i = n; i >= 1; --i) ifact[i-1] = ifact[i]*i;
  }
  mint operator()(int n, int k) {
    if (k < 0 || k > n) return 0;
    return fact[n]*ifact[k]*ifact[n-k];
  }
} comb(200005);

ll mod_pow(ll x, ll n, ll mod){
    ll res = 1;
    while(n>0){
        if(n&1) res = res *x%mod;
        x = x*x%mod;
        n>>=1;
    }
    return res;
}

int main(){
    cin.tie(nullptr);
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
    ll n,m,k; cin >> n >> m >> k;
    mint ans = 0;
    Rep(i,0,k+1){
        mint p = comb(n-1,i)*mod_pow(m-1,n-i-1,mod);
        p *= m;
        ans += p;
    }
    cout << ans << endl;
} 

Measured memory_bytes: 6240