#pragma region kyomukyomupurin

/**
 *    author  : 𝒌𝒚𝒐𝒎𝒖𝒌𝒚𝒐𝒎𝒖𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏
 *    created : 2020-05-21 11:42:08
 **/

#include <algorithm>
#include <bitset>
#include <cassert>
#include <cctype>
#include <chrono>
#include <cmath>
#include <complex>
#include <deque>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
#include <numeric>
#include <queue>
#include <random>
#include <set>
#include <stack>
#include <string>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;

using int64 = long long;

template <class T>
using binary_heap = std::priority_queue<T, std::vector<T>, std::greater<T>>;

template <class T, class U>
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const std::pair<T, U>& p) {
  return os << '(' << p.first << ", " << p.second << ')';
}

template <class T>
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const std::vector<T>& vec) {
  int n = 0;
  for (auto e : vec) os << (n++ ? ", " : "{") << e;
  return os << (n ? "}" : "{}");
}

template <class T>
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const std::set<T>& st) {
  int n = 0;
  for (auto e : st) os << (n++ ? ", " : "{") << e;
  return os << (n ? "}" : "{}");
}

template <class T, class U>
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const std::map<T, U>& mp) {
  int n = 0;
  for (auto e : mp) os << (n++ ? ", " : "{") << e;
  return os << (n ? "}" : "{}");
}

template <class T>
std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& is, std::vector<T>& vec) {
  for (T& e : vec) is >> e;
  return is;
}

#define all(_) begin(_), end(_)
#define rall(_) rbegin(_), rend(_)

#ifdef LOCAL
#define debug(...) cerr << "[" << #__VA_ARGS__ << "]: ", debug_out(__VA_ARGS__)
#else
#define debug(...)
#endif

void debug_out() { std::cerr << '\n'; }

template <class Head, class... Tail>
void debug_out(Head&& head, Tail&&... tail) {
  std::cerr << head;
  if (sizeof...(Tail) != 0) std::cerr << ", ";
  debug_out(std::forward<Tail>(tail)...);
}

#pragma endregion kyomukyomupurin

class Combination {
 public:
  static constexpr int mod_ = 998244353;
  static constexpr int n_ = 200000 + 5;

  Combination() { build(); }

  std::array<int64, n_> fact_;
  std::array<int64, n_> inv_;
  std::array<int64, n_> finv_;

  // return nCk
  int64 get(int n, int k) const noexcept {
    if (n < k || n < 0 || k < 0) return 0;
    return fact_[n] * (finv_[k] * finv_[n - k] % mod_) % mod_;
  }

 private:
  void build() noexcept {
    fact_[0] = 1;
    fact_[1] = 1;
    finv_[0] = 1;
    finv_[1] = 1;
    inv_[1] = 1;
    for (int i = 2; i < n_; ++i) {
      fact_[i] = fact_[i - 1] * i % mod_;
      inv_[i] = mod_ - inv_[mod_ % i] * (mod_ / i) % mod_;
      finv_[i] = finv_[i - 1] * inv_[i] % mod_;
    }
  }
};

Combination kyomu;

template <typename T>
class Modular {
 public:
  using Type = typename decay<decltype(T::value)>::type;

  constexpr Modular() : value() {}
  template <typename U>
  Modular(const U& x) {
    value = normalize(x);
  }

  template <typename U>
  static Type normalize(const U& x) {
    Type v;
    if (-mod() <= x && x < mod()) v = static_cast<Type>(x);
    else v = static_cast<Type>(x % mod());
    if (v < 0) v += mod();
    return v;
  }

  const Type& operator()() const { return value; }
  template <typename U>
  explicit operator U() const { return static_cast<U>(value); }
  constexpr static Type mod() { return T::value; }

  Modular& operator+=(const Modular& other) { if ((value += other.value) >= mod()) value -= mod(); return *this; }
  Modular& operator-=(const Modular& other) { if ((value -= other.value) < 0) value += mod(); return *this; }
  template <typename U> Modular& operator+=(const U& other) { return *this += Modular(other); }
  template <typename U> Modular& operator-=(const U& other) { return *this -= Modular(other); }
  Modular& operator++() { return *this += 1; }
  Modular& operator--() { return *this -= 1; }
  Modular operator++(int) { Modular result(*this); *this += 1; return result; }
  Modular operator--(int) { Modular result(*this); *this -= 1; return result; }
  Modular operator-() const { return Modular(-value); }

  template <typename U = T>
  typename enable_if<is_same<typename Modular<U>::Type, int>::value, Modular>::type& operator*=(const Modular& rhs) {
  #ifdef _WIN32
    uint64_t x = static_cast<int64_t>(value) * static_cast<int64_t>(rhs.value);
    uint32_t xh = static_cast<uint32_t>(x >> 32), xl = static_cast<uint32_t>(x), d, m;
    asm(
      "divl %4; \n\t"
      : "=a" (d), "=d" (m)
      : "d" (xh), "a" (xl), "r" (mod())
    );
    value = m;
  #else
    value = normalize(static_cast<int64_t>(value) * static_cast<int64_t>(rhs.value));
  #endif
    return *this;
  }
  template <typename U = T>
  typename enable_if<is_same<typename Modular<U>::Type, int64_t>::value, Modular>::type& operator*=(const Modular& rhs) {
    int64_t q = static_cast<int64_t>(static_cast<long double>(value) * rhs.value / mod());
    value = normalize(value * rhs.value - q * mod());
    return *this;
  }
  template <typename U = T>
  typename enable_if<!is_integral<typename Modular<U>::Type>::value, Modular>::type& operator*=(const Modular& rhs) {
    value = normalize(value * rhs.value);
    return *this;
  }

  Modular& operator/=(const Modular& other) { return *this *= Modular(inverse(other.value, mod())); }

  template <typename U>
  friend const Modular<U>& abs(const Modular<U>& v) { return v; }

  template <typename U>
  friend bool operator==(const Modular<U>& lhs, const Modular<U>& rhs);

  template <typename U>
  friend bool operator<(const Modular<U>& lhs, const Modular<U>& rhs);

  template <typename U>
  friend std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& stream, Modular<U>& number);

 private:
  Type value;
};

template <typename T> bool operator==(const Modular<T>& lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) { return lhs.value == rhs.value; }
template <typename T, typename U> bool operator==(const Modular<T>& lhs, U rhs) { return lhs == Modular<T>(rhs); }
template <typename T, typename U> bool operator==(U lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) { return Modular<T>(lhs) == rhs; }

template <typename T> bool operator!=(const Modular<T>& lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) { return !(lhs == rhs); }
template <typename T, typename U> bool operator!=(const Modular<T>& lhs, U rhs) { return !(lhs == rhs); }
template <typename T, typename U> bool operator!=(U lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) { return !(lhs == rhs); }

template <typename T> bool operator<(const Modular<T>& lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) { return lhs.value < rhs.value; }

template <typename T> Modular<T> operator+(const Modular<T>& lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) { return Modular<T>(lhs) += rhs; }
template <typename T, typename U> Modular<T> operator+(const Modular<T>& lhs, U rhs) { return Modular<T>(lhs) += rhs; }
template <typename T, typename U> Modular<T> operator+(U lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) { return Modular<T>(lhs) += rhs; }

template <typename T> Modular<T> operator-(const Modular<T>& lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) { return Modular<T>(lhs) -= rhs; }
template <typename T, typename U> Modular<T> operator-(const Modular<T>& lhs, U rhs) { return Modular<T>(lhs) -= rhs; }
template <typename T, typename U> Modular<T> operator-(U lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) { return Modular<T>(lhs) -= rhs; }

template <typename T> Modular<T> operator*(const Modular<T>& lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) { return Modular<T>(lhs) *= rhs; }
template <typename T, typename U> Modular<T> operator*(const Modular<T>& lhs, U rhs) { return Modular<T>(lhs) *= rhs; }
template <typename T, typename U> Modular<T> operator*(U lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) { return Modular<T>(lhs) *= rhs; }

template <typename T> Modular<T> operator/(const Modular<T>& lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) { return Modular<T>(lhs) /= rhs; }
template <typename T, typename U> Modular<T> operator/(const Modular<T>& lhs, U rhs) { return Modular<T>(lhs) /= rhs; }
template <typename T, typename U> Modular<T> operator/(U lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) { return Modular<T>(lhs) /= rhs; }

template<typename T, typename U>
Modular<T> power(const Modular<T>& a, const U& b) {
  assert(b >= 0);
  Modular<T> x = a, res = 1;
  U p = b;
  while (p > 0) {
    if (p & 1) res *= x;
    x *= x;
    p >>= 1;
  }
  return res;
}

template <typename T>
bool IsZero(const Modular<T>& number) {
  return number() == 0;
}
 
template <typename T>
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const Modular<T>& number) {
  return stream << number();
}

template <typename T>
std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& stream, Modular<T>& number) {
  typename common_type<typename Modular<T>::Type, int64_t>::type x;
  stream >> x;
  number.value = Modular<T>::normalize(x);
  return stream;
}

/*
using ModType = int;

struct VarMod { static ModType value; };
ModType VarMod::value;
ModType& MOD = VarMod::value;
using Mint = Modular<VarMod>;
*/

constexpr int MOD = 998244353;
using Mint = Modular<std::integral_constant<std::decay<decltype(MOD)>::type, MOD>>;

int main() {
  ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
  cin.tie(nullptr);

  int n, m, k; cin >> n >> m >> k;

  Mint ans = 0;

  for (int i = 0; i <= k; ++i) {
    ans += kyomu.get(n - 1, i) * m * power((Mint)m - 1, n - 1 - i);
  }

  cout << ans << endl;

  return 0;
}

Measured memory_bytes: 8352