#define LOCAL
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define rep(i, n) for(int i=0; i<(n); ++i)
#define rrep(i, n) for(int i=(n-1); i>=0; --i)
#define rep2(i, s, n) for(int i=s; i<(n); ++i)
#define ALL(v) (v).begin(), (v).end()
#define memr(dp, val) memset(dp, val, sizeof(dp))
using namespace std;
typedef long long ll;
static const int INTINF = (INT_MAX >> 1); // 10^9 + 10^7
static const ll LLINF = (LLONG_MAX >> 1);
static const int MAX = 1e5+1;
static const ll MOD = 1e9+7;
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; }
string to_string(string s) { return '"' + s + '"'; }
string to_string(bool b) { return b ? "true" : "false"; }
template <size_t N> string to_string(bitset<N> bs) {
  string res;
  for (size_t i = 0; i < N; ++i) res += '0' + bs[i];
  return res;
}
string to_string(vector<bool> v) {
  string res = "{";
  for (bool e : v) res += to_string(e) + ", ";
  return res += "}";
}
template <class T, class U> string to_string(pair<T, U> p);
template <class C> string to_string(C c) {
  string res = "{";
  for (auto e : c) res += to_string(e) + ", ";
  return res += "}";
}
template <class T, class U> string to_string(pair<T, U> p) {
  return "(" + to_string(p.first) + ", " + to_string(p.second) + ")";
}
void debug() { cerr << '\n'; }
template <class Head, class... Tail> void debug(Head head, Tail... tail) {
  cerr << '\t' << to_string(head), debug(tail...);
}
#ifdef LOCAL
#define DEBUG(...) cerr << "[" << #__VA_ARGS__ << "]:", debug(__VA_ARGS__)
#else
#define DEBUG(...)
#endif

// 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<MOD>;

int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
	std::cout << std::fixed << std::setprecision(15);

	int N; cin >> N;
	string str[2];
	rep(i, 2){
		string s; cin >> s;
		str[i] = s;
	}

	vector<int> ans;
	int k = 0;
	int beft = -1;
	while(1){
		if(k >= str[0].size()) break;
		if(str[0][k] == str[1][k]) {
			if(beft == 1){
				ans.push_back(1);
			}
			else if(beft == 0){
				ans.push_back(2);
			}
			else{
				ans.push_back(3);
			}
			beft = 0;
		}
		else {
			if(beft == 1){
				ans.push_back(3);
			}
			else if(beft == 0){
				ans.push_back(2);
			}
			else{
				ans.push_back(6);
			}
			beft = 1;
			k++;
		}
		k++;
	}
	mint res = 1;
	rep(i, ans.size()){
		res *= ans[i];
	}

	cout << res << endl;
	return 0;
}


Measured memory_bytes: 256