#include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cmath>
#include <vector>
#include <list>
#include <set>
#include <map>
#include <queue>
#include <stack>
#include <cctype>
#include <cassert>
#include <climits>
#include <string>
#include <bitset>
#include <cfloat>
#include <unordered_set>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <iomanip>
//#pragma GCC optimize("Ofast")
//#define _GLIBCXX_DEBUG
using namespace std;
typedef long double ld;
typedef long long int ll;
typedef unsigned long long int ull;
//#define int ll
typedef vector<int> vi;
typedef vector<char> vc;
typedef vector<bool> vb;
typedef vector<double> vd;
typedef vector<string> vs;
typedef vector<ll> vll;
typedef pair<int,int> pii;
typedef vector<pair<int,int> > vpii;
typedef vector<vector<int> > vvi;
typedef vector<vector<char> > vvc;
typedef vector<vector<string> > vvs;
typedef vector<vector<ll> > vvll;
#define rep(i,n) for(int i = 0; i < (n); ++i)
#define rrep(i,n) for(int i = 1; i <= (n); ++i)
#define irep(it, stl) for(auto it = stl.begin(); it != stl.end(); it++)
#define drep(i,n) for(int i = (n) - 1; i >= 0; --i)
#define fin(ans) cout << (ans) << '\n'
#define mp(p,q) make_pair(p, q)
#define pb(n) push_back(n)
#define all(a) a.begin(), a.end()
#define rall(a) a.rbegin(), a.rend()
#define floatprec(dig) fixed << setprecision(dig)
#define Sort(a) sort(a.begin(), a.end())
#define Rort(a) sort(a.rbegin(), a.rend())
#define MATHPI acos(-1)
#define itn int;
#define invar(typ, var) typ var; cin >> var;
int dx[8] = {1, 0, -1, 0, 1, -1, -1, 1};
int dy[8] = {0, 1, 0, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1};
template <class T> inline bool chmax(T& a,T b){if(a<b){a=b;return 1;} return 0;}
template <class T> inline bool chmin(T& a,T b){if(a>b){a=b;return 1;} return 0;}
struct io{io(){ios::sync_with_stdio(false);cin.tie(0);}};
const int INF = INT_MAX / 2;
const ll LLINF = 1LL<<60;
constexpr ll MOD = 1000000007;
const double EPS = 1e-9;

//constexpr ll MOD = 1000000007;
// modint: mod 計算を int を扱うように扱える構造体
template<int MOD> struct Fp {
    long long val;
    constexpr Fp(long long v = 0) noexcept : val(v % MOD) {
        if (val < 0) v += MOD;
    }
    constexpr int getmod() { return MOD; }
    constexpr Fp operator - () const noexcept {
        return val ? MOD - val : 0;
    }
    constexpr Fp operator + (const Fp& r) const noexcept { return Fp(*this) += r; }
    constexpr Fp operator - (const Fp& r) const noexcept { return Fp(*this) -= r; }
    constexpr Fp operator * (const Fp& r) const noexcept { return Fp(*this) *= r; }
    constexpr Fp operator / (const Fp& r) const noexcept { return Fp(*this) /= r; }
    constexpr Fp& operator += (const Fp& r) noexcept {
        val += r.val;
        if (val >= MOD) val -= MOD;
        return *this;
    }
    constexpr Fp& operator -= (const Fp& r) noexcept {
        val -= r.val;
        if (val < 0) val += MOD;
        return *this;
    }
    constexpr Fp& operator *= (const Fp& r) noexcept {
        val = val * r.val % MOD;
        return *this;
    }
    constexpr Fp& operator /= (const Fp& r) noexcept {
        long long a = r.val, b = MOD, u = 1, v = 0;
        while (b) {
            long long t = a / b;
            a -= t * b; swap(a, b);
            u -= t * v; swap(u, v);
        }
        val = val * u % MOD;
        if (val < 0) val += MOD;
        return *this;
    }
    constexpr bool operator == (const Fp& r) const noexcept {
        return this->val == r.val;
    }
    constexpr bool operator != (const Fp& r) const noexcept {
        return this->val != r.val;
    }
    friend constexpr ostream& operator << (ostream &os, const Fp<MOD>& x) noexcept {
        return os << x.val;
    }
    friend constexpr istream& operator >> (istream &is, Fp<MOD>& x) noexcept {
        return is >> x.val;
    }
    friend constexpr Fp<MOD> modpow(const Fp<MOD> &a, long long n) noexcept {
        if (n == 0) return 1;
        auto t = modpow(a, n / 2);
        t = t * t;
        if (n & 1) t = t * a;
        return t;
    }
};

using mint = Fp<((int)MOD)>;

signed main(void) {
  cin.tie(0); ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
  
  int N;
  cin >> N;
  string S1, S2;
  cin >> S1 >> S2;
  
  int i;
  int prev;
  mint count;
  if(S1[0] == S2[0]) {
    //縦
    count = 3;
    prev = 1;
    i = 1;
  } else {
    //横
    count = 6;
    prev = 2;
    i = 2;
  }
  
  while(i < S1.size()) {
    if(S1[i] == S2[i]) {
      if(prev == 1) {
        count *= 2;
      } else {
        count *= 1;
      }
      i ++;
      prev = 1;
    } else {
      if(prev == 1) {
        count *= 2;
      } else {
        count *= 3;
      }
      i += 2;
      prev = 2;
    }
  }
  
  fin(count.val);
}

/*
| -> = * 2通り
| -> | * 3通り
= -> = * 3通り
= -> | * 1通り
*/


Measured memory_bytes: 256