#!/usr/bin/env python3
import sys

MOD = 998244353  # type: int


class Factorial:
    def __init__(self, MOD):
        self.MOD = MOD
        self.factorials = [1, 1]  # 階乗を求めるためのキャッシュ
        self.invModulos = [0, 1]  # n^-1のキャッシュ
        self.invFactorial_ = [1, 1]  # (n^-1)!のキャッシュ

    def calc(self, n):
        if n <= -1:
            print("Invalid argument to calculate n!")
            print("n must be non-negative value. But the argument was " + str(n))
            exit()
        if n < len(self.factorials):
            return self.factorials[n]
        nextArr = [0] * (n + 1 - len(self.factorials))
        initialI = len(self.factorials)
        prev = self.factorials[-1]
        m = self.MOD
        for i in range(initialI, n + 1):
            prev = nextArr[i - initialI] = prev * i % m
        self.factorials += nextArr
        return self.factorials[n]

    def inv(self, n):
        if n <= -1:
            print("Invalid argument to calculate n^(-1)")
            print("n must be non-negative value. But the argument was " + str(n))
            exit()
        p = self.MOD
        pi = n % p
        if pi < len(self.invModulos):
            return self.invModulos[pi]
        nextArr = [0] * (n + 1 - len(self.invModulos))
        initialI = len(self.invModulos)
        for i in range(initialI, min(p, n + 1)):
            next = -self.invModulos[p % i] * (p // i) % p
            self.invModulos.append(next)
        return self.invModulos[pi]

    def invFactorial(self, n):
        if n <= -1:
            print("Invalid argument to calculate (n^(-1))!")
            print("n must be non-negative value. But the argument was " + str(n))
            exit()
        if n < len(self.invFactorial_):
            return self.invFactorial_[n]
        self.inv(n)  # To make sure already calculated n^-1
        nextArr = [0] * (n + 1 - len(self.invFactorial_))
        initialI = len(self.invFactorial_)
        prev = self.invFactorial_[-1]
        p = self.MOD
        for i in range(initialI, n + 1):
            prev = nextArr[i - initialI] = (prev * self.invModulos[i % p]) % p
        self.invFactorial_ += nextArr
        return self.invFactorial_[n]


class Combination:
    def __init__(self, MOD):
        self.MOD = MOD
        self.factorial = Factorial(MOD)

    def choose_k_from_n(self, n, k):
        if k < 0 or n < k:
            return 0
        k = min(k, n - k)
        f = self.factorial
        return f.calc(n) * f.invFactorial(max(n - k, k)) * f.invFactorial(min(k, n - k)) % self.MOD


def powm(a, n, m):
    if a == 1 or n == 0:
        return 1
    if n % 2 == 0:
        s = powm(a, n // 2, m)
        return s * s % m
    else:
        return a * powm(a, n - 1, m) % m

def solve(N: int, M: int, K: int):
    sum = 0
    C = Combination(MOD)
    for i in range(K+1):
        sum = (sum+C.choose_k_from_n(N-1,i)*M*powm(M-1,N-1 - i,MOD))%MOD
    print(sum)
    return


# Generated by 1.1.6 https://github.com/kyuridenamida/atcoder-tools  (tips: You use the default template now. You can remove this line by using your custom template)
def main():
    def iterate_tokens():
        for line in sys.stdin:
            for word in line.split():
                yield word
    tokens = iterate_tokens()
    N = int(next(tokens))  # type: int
    M = int(next(tokens))  # type: int
    K = int(next(tokens))  # type: int
    solve(N, M, K)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


Measured memory_bytes: 87232