#pragma GCC optimize("Ofast")
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <ext/pb_ds/assoc_container.hpp>
#include <ext/pb_ds/tree_policy.hpp>
using namespace std;
using namespace __gnu_pbds;
using ll = long long;
using ull = unsigned long long; 
using pii =  pair<int, int>;
using pll =  pair<long long, long long>;
#define rep(i, n) for(int i = 0; i < (n); ++i)
#define all(x) (x).begin(),(x).end()
constexpr char ln =  '\n';
//constexpr long long MOD = 1000000007LL;
constexpr long long MOD = 998244353LL;
template<class T, class U> inline bool chmax(T &a, U b) { if (a < b) { a = b; return true;} return false; }
template<class T, class U> inline bool chmin(T &a, U b) { if (a > b) { a = b; return true;} return false; }
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template <std::uint_fast64_t Modulus> 
struct ModInt {
    using u64 = std::uint_fast64_t;

    u64 a;

    constexpr ModInt(const long long x = 0) noexcept : a(x >= 0 ? x % Modulus : (Modulus - (-x) % Modulus) % Modulus) {}
    constexpr u64 &value() noexcept { return a; }
    constexpr const u64 &value() const noexcept { return a; }
    constexpr ModInt operator+(const ModInt rhs) const noexcept {return ModInt(*this) += rhs;}
    constexpr ModInt operator-(const ModInt rhs) const noexcept {return ModInt(*this) -= rhs;}
    constexpr ModInt operator*(const ModInt rhs) const noexcept {return ModInt(*this) *= rhs;}
    constexpr ModInt operator/(const ModInt rhs) const noexcept {return ModInt(*this) /= rhs;}
    constexpr ModInt operator^(const long long rhs) const noexcept {return ModInt(*this) ^= rhs;}
    constexpr ModInt &operator+=(const ModInt rhs) noexcept {
        a += rhs.a;
        if (a >= Modulus) {
            a -= Modulus;
        }
        return *this;
    }
    constexpr ModInt &operator-=(const ModInt rhs) noexcept {
        if (a < rhs.a) {
            a += Modulus;
        }
        a -= rhs.a;
        return *this;
    }
    constexpr ModInt &operator*=(const ModInt rhs) noexcept {
        a = a * rhs.a % Modulus;
        return *this;
    }
    constexpr ModInt &operator/=(ModInt rhs) noexcept {
        u64 exp = Modulus - 2;
        while (exp) {
            if (exp&1) *this *= rhs;
            exp >>= 1;
            rhs *= rhs;
        }
        return *this;
    }
    constexpr ModInt &operator^=(long long exp) noexcept {
        ModInt rhs = a;
        a = 1;
        while (exp) {
            if (exp&1) *this *= rhs;
            exp >>= 1;
            rhs *= rhs;
        }
        return *this;
    }

    bool operator==(const ModInt &p) const {return a == p.a;}
    bool operator!=(const ModInt &p) const {return a != p.a;}

};

using mint = ModInt<MOD>;


struct ModCombination {
    vector<mint> Fac;
    vector<mint> Facinv;

    ModCombination(int x) {
        Fac.resize(x+1);
        Facinv.resize(x+1);
        Fac[0] = 1;
        for (int i = 0; i < x; ++i) Fac[i+1] = Fac[i]*(i+1);
        Facinv[x] = Fac[0]/Fac[x];
        for (int i = x; i > 0; --i) Facinv[i-1] = Facinv[i]*i;
    }

    mint get(int n, int k) {
        if (k < 0 || k > n) return 0;
        return Fac[n]*Facinv[k]*Facinv[n-k];
    }
};

int main() {
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false); cin.tie(nullptr);
    int N,M,K; cin >> N >> M >> K;

    ModCombination MC(N);
    mint ans = 0;
    vector<mint> beki(N+1,1);
    rep(i,N) beki[i+1] = beki[i]*(M-1);
    for (int i = 0; i <= K; i++) {
        ans += beki[N-i-1]*M*MC.get(N-1,i);
    }

    cout << ans.a << ln;
}

Measured memory_bytes: 7948