/*
* Welcome to my code!
*---------------------------------------------*
* author : lynmisakura(twitter : @andoreiji11)
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <limits.h>
#include <algorithm>
#include <bitset>
#include <cctype>
#include <cmath>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <ctime>
#include <deque>
#include <functional>
#include <iomanip>
#include <list>
#include <map>
#include <numeric>
#include <set>
#include <sstream>
#include <stack>
#include <string>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
#include <queue>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <unordered_set>
#include <cassert>

using namespace std;
#define rep(i,n) for(int i=0;i<n;i++)
#define rrep(i,n) for(int i=n-1;i>=0;i--)
#define repn for(int i = 0;i < n;i++)
#define ain(a) for(auto& i : a)cin >> i;
#define all(x) (x).begin(),(x).end()
#define sz(x) (int)(x.size()) 
#define mp make_pair
#define pb push_back
#define eb emplace_back
#define cont continue

using ll = long long;
using vi = vector<int>;
using vvi = vector<vi>;
using vl = vector<ll>;
using pi = pair<int,int>;
using vpi = vector<pi>;
using pl = pair<ll,ll>;
using vpl = vector<pl>;

template<class T> bool chmin(T& a,T b){if(a > b){a = b;return true;}else return false;}
template<class T> bool chmax(T& a,T b){if(a < b){a = b;return true;}else return false;}
template<class T> void print(std::vector<T> a)
{ int sz = a.size(); for(int i=0;i<a.size();i++)cout << a[i] << (i < sz-1 ? ' ' : '\n'); }
void ioboost(){cin.tie(0);ios::sync_with_stdio(false);cout<<fixed<<setprecision(20);}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*
 * Modint struct
 * library author : @snuke
 * */
const int mod = 998244353;
struct mint {
  long long x; // typedef long long ll;
  mint(long long x=0):x((x%mod+mod)%mod){}
  mint& operator+=(const mint a) { if((x+=a.x)>=mod)x-=mod;return *this;}
  mint& operator-=(const mint a) { if((x+=mod-a.x)>=mod)x-=mod; return *this;}
  mint& operator*=(const mint a) { (x *=a.x)%=mod; return *this;}
  mint operator+(const mint a) const { mint res(*this);return res+=a;}
  mint operator-(const mint a) const { mint res(*this);return res-=a;}
  mint operator*(const mint a) const { mint res(*this);return res*=a;}
  mint pow(ll t) const {
    if (!t) return 1;mint a = pow(t>>1);a*=a;
    if (t&1) a *= *this;return a;
  }
  // for prime mod
  mint inv() const { return pow(mod-2);}
  mint& operator/=(const mint a) { return (*this) *= a.inv();}
};
istream& operator>>(istream& is, const mint& a) { return is >> a.x;}
ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const mint& a) { return os << a.x;}
namespace ModintUtil{
    mint mod_pow(long long p,long long q){mint res = p;return res.pow(q);}
    mint frac(long long p,long long q){ mint P = (mint)p; P /= (mint)q; return P; } // p/q
    mint frac(mint p,mint q){ p /= q; return p; }
    vector<mint> make_facl(long long N){ 
        vector<mint> ret(N+1);
        for(int i = 0;i <= N;i++){ if(i == 0)ret[i] = (mint)1; else ret[i] = ret[i-1] * (mint)i; }
        return ret;
    }
}
using namespace ModintUtil;
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
struct Combination{
    const int MAX = 500050;
    vector<mint> fact;
    Combination(){
        fact.resize(MAX);
        for(int i = 0;i < MAX;i++){
            if(i == 0)fact[i] = (mint)1;
            else fact[i] = fact[i-1]*(mint)i;
        }
    }
    mint comb(int n,int r){
        if(n<0||r<0||n<r)return 0;
        else return fact[n]*fact[r].inv()*fact[n-r].inv();
    }
};


mint m_pow[200020];

int main(void){

  ll n,m,k;cin >> n >> m >> k;
  rep(i,200001){
    if(!i)m_pow[i] = 1;
    else m_pow[i] = m_pow[i-1] * (m-1);
  }
  Combination B;

  mint ans = 0;

  rep(i,k+1){
    ans += B.comb(n-1,i) * (mint)m * m_pow[n-1-i];
  }
  cout << ans << '\n';
}

Measured memory_bytes: 8808