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#ifdef aimbot
#pragma comment(linker, "/stack:200000000")
#pragma GCC optimize("Ofast")
#pragma GCC target("sse,sse2,sse3,ssse3,sse4,popcnt,abm,mmx,avx,tune=native")
#pragma GCC optimize("unroll-loops")
#endif

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cmath>
#include <string>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <unordered_set>
#include <map>
#include <set>
#include <queue>
#include <ostream>
#include <istream>
#include <typeinfo>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cassert>
#include <limits>
#include <fstream>
#include <array>
#include <list>
#include <bitset>
#include <functional>
#include <random>
#include <cstring>
#include <chrono>

#define random escape__from__random__aetuhoetnuhshe
#define mt make_tuple
#define x first
#define y second
#define pb push_back
#define ppb pop_back
#define mp make_pair
#define umap unordered_map
#define uset unordered_set
#define elif else if
#define len(v) ((int)v.size())
#define f(i, n) for (int i = 0; i < (n); i++)
#define rof(i, n) for (int i = ((n) - 1); i >= 0; i--)
#define apply(v, act) for (auto &x : v) { act; }
#define log(args...) {string s = #args;deque<string> deq;\
string buf = "";int bal = 0;for (char c : s) {\
if (c == '(' || c == '[' || c == '{') {bal++;\
} else if (c == ')' || c == ']' || c == '}') {\
bal--;} else {if (bal == 0) {if (c == ',') {\
deq.pb(buf);buf = "";} else {if (c != ' ') {\
buf += c;}}}}}if (!buf.empty()) {deq.pb(buf);}\
smart_io::precall_print();smart_io::_print(deq, args);}

inline int min(const int &x, const int &y) { return (((y-x)>>(32-1))&(x^y))^x; }
inline int max(const int &x, const int &y) { return (((y-x)>>(32-1))&(x^y))^y; }
inline long long min(const long long &x, const long long &y) { return (((y-x)>>(64-1))&(x^y))^x; }
inline long long max(const long long &x, const long long &y) { return (((y-x)>>(64-1))&(x^y))^y; }

#define print    \
smart_io::precall_print(); \
cout,

#define scan cin,

#ifdef fast_allocator
const int MAXMEM = 200 * 1000 * 1024;
char _memory[MAXMEM];
size_t _ptr = 0;
void* operator new(size_t _x) { _ptr += _x; assert(_ptr < MAXMEM); return _memory + _ptr - _x; }
void operator delete (void*) noexcept {}
#endif

using namespace std;

char string_in_buffer[(int)260];


void fast_scan(int &x) { scanf("%d", &x); }
void fast_scan(long long &x) { scanf("%lld", &x); }
void fast_scan(unsigned long long &x) { scanf("%llu", &x); }
void fast_scan(double &x) { scanf("%lf", &x); }
void fast_scan(long double &x) { scanf("%Lf", &x); }
void fast_scan(char &x) {
	scanf("%c", &x);
	if (x == '\n') {
		fast_scan(x);
	}
}
void fast_scan(string &x) {
	scanf("%s", string_in_buffer);
	x = string(string_in_buffer);
}

template<class TFirst, class TSecond>
void fast_scan(pair<TFirst, TSecond> &p) {
	fast_scan(p.first);
	fast_scan(p.second);
}

template <class T>
void fast_scan(vector<T> &v) {
	for (auto &x : v) fast_scan(x);
}

void fast_print(const int &x) { printf("%d", x); }
void fast_print(const unsigned int &x) { printf("%u", x); }
void fast_print(const long long &x) { printf("%lld", x); }
void fast_print(const unsigned long long &x) { printf("%llu", x); }
void fast_print(const char &x) { printf("%c", x); };
// void fast_print(__int128 x) {
// 	if (x == 0) { fast_print('0'); return; }
// 	if (x < 0) {
// 		fast_print('-');
// 		x = -x;
// 	}
// 	__int128 p = 1;
// 	while (x / (p * 10)) p *= 10;
// 	while (p) {
// 		__int128 symb = x / p;
// 		fast_print((int)symb);
// 		x -= p * symb;
// 		p /= 10;
// 	}
// };
void fast_print(const double &x) { printf("%.15lf", x); }
void fast_print(const long double &x) { printf("%.15Lf", x); }
void fast_print(const string &x) { printf("%s", x.c_str());}
void fast_print(const char v[]) { fast_print((string)v); }

template<class TFirst, class TSecond>
void fast_print(const pair<TFirst, TSecond> &p) {
	fast_print(p.first);
	fast_print(' ');
	fast_print(p.second);
}

template <class T>
void fast_print(const vector<T> &v) {
	if (v.empty()) return;
	fast_print(v[0]);
	for (int i = 1; i < v.size(); i++) {
		fast_print(' ');
		fast_print(v[i]);
	}
}

template <class T>
void fast_print(const vector<vector<T>> &v) {
	if (v.empty()) return;
	fast_print(v[0]);
	for (int i = 1; i < v.size(); i++) {
		fast_print('\n');
		fast_print(v[i]);
	}
}

template <class T>
void fast_print(const T &v) {
	for (const auto &x : v) {
		fast_print(x);
		fast_print(' ');
	}
}


using namespace std;


namespace smart_io {
	string print_start = "";
	string sep = " ";
	bool first_print = false;
	
	void precall_print() {
		fast_print(print_start);
		print_start = "\n";
		first_print = true;
	}
	
	void _print(deque<string>) {}
	template<class T, class... Args>
	void _print(deque<string> names, T elem, Args... args) {
		if (!first_print) {
			fast_print("\n");
		} else {
			first_print = false;
		}
		fast_print(names.front());
		fast_print(" = ");
		fast_print(elem);
		names.pop_front();
		_print(names, args...);
	}
} //namespace smart_io


template <class T>
ostream &operator,(ostream &os, const T &object) {
	if (!smart_io::first_print) {
		fast_print(smart_io::sep);
	} else {
		smart_io::first_print = false;
	}
	fast_print(object);
	return os;
}

template <class T>
istream &operator,(istream &is, T &object) {
	fast_scan(object);
	return is;
}

namespace random {
	using namespace std::chrono;
	mt19937 rng(duration_cast< milliseconds >(
											  system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()
											  ).count());
	uniform_real_distribution<> prob_dist(0.0, 1.0);
};
#define int long long
namespace typedefs {
	typedef long long ll;
	typedef unsigned long long ull;
	typedef pair<int, int> pii;
	typedef long double ld;
}

namespace numbers_operation {
	template<class T>
	inline T floor_mod(T a, const T &b) {
		a %= b;	
		if (a < 0) a += b;
		return a;
	}
}

using namespace numbers_operation;
using namespace typedefs;
using namespace random;

const ll MOD = 998244353;

vector<ll> fact{1};
ll fast_pow(ll x, ll p) {
	ll r = 1;
	while (p) {
		if (p & 1) r = (r * x) % MOD;
		x = (x * x) % MOD;
		p /= 2;
	}
	return r;
}
ll inv(ll x) {
	return fast_pow(x, MOD - 2);
}
ll mul(ll a, ll b) {
	return (a * b) % MOD;
}
ll binom(ll n, ll k) {
	return (fact[n] * inv((fact[n - k] * fact[k]) % MOD)) % MOD;
}

signed main(signed argc, char *argv[]) {
	int n;
	scan n;
	for (int i = 1; i < n + 10; i++) {
		fact.pb((i * fact.back()) % MOD);
	}
	// for (int i = 2; i < 100; i += 2) {
		// n = i;
		ll rez = fast_pow(3, n);
		for (int x = n / 2 + 1; x <= n; x++) {	
			rez -= 2 * ((binom(n, x) * fast_pow(2, n - x)) % MOD);
			rez %= MOD;
		}
		if (rez < 0) rez += MOD;
		// for (int y = 0; y <= n / 2; y++) {
		// }
		print rez;
		// print "f(", n / 2, ")=", rez,",";
		// fflush(stdout);
	// }
}


Measured memory_bytes: 133340