#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

#define REP(i, n) for (ll (i) = 0 ; (i) < (ll)(n) ; ++(i))
#define REPN(i, m, n) for (ll (i) = m ; (i) < (ll)(n) ; ++(i))
#define REP_REV(i, n) for (ll (i) = (ll)(n) - 1 ; (i) >= 0 ; --(i))
#define REPN_REV(i, m, n) for (ll (i) = (ll)(n) - 1 ; (i) >= m ; --(i))

#define INF             2e9
#define INF_LL          1LL<<60
#define ll              long long
#define Ceil(x, n)      (((((x))+((n)-1))/n))
#define CeilN(x, n)     (((((x))+((n)-1))/n)*n)
#define FloorN(x, n)    ((x)-(x)%(n))
#define ALL(x)          (x).begin(),(x).end()
typedef pair<ll, ll>    P;

struct modint{
    using i64=int_fast64_t;
    i64 a;
    static constexpr i64 MOD=998244353;
    modint(){a=0;}
    modint(i64 a_){
        a=a_%MOD;
        if(a<0) a+=MOD;
    }
    modint inv()const{
        i64 n=1,m=MOD-2,A=a;
        while(m){
            if(m&1)(n*=A)%=MOD;
            (A*=A)%=MOD;
            m>>=1;
        }
        modint y(n);
        return y;
    }
    bool operator==(const modint& x){
        return a==x.a;
    }
    bool operator!=(const modint& x){
        return a!=x.a;
    }
    modint& operator=(const modint& x){
        a=x.a;
        return *this;
    }
    modint operator+(const modint& x){
        modint y;
        y.a=a+x.a;
        if(y.a>MOD) y.a-=MOD;
        return y;
    }
    modint operator-(const modint& x){
        modint y;
        y.a=a-x.a;
        if(y.a<0) y.a+=MOD;
        return y;
    }
    modint operator*(const modint& x){
        modint y;
        y.a=(a*x.a)%MOD;
        return y;
    }
    modint operator/(const modint& x){
        modint y;
        y.a=(a*x.inv().a)%MOD;
        return y;
    }
    modint& operator+=(const modint& x){
        a+=x.a;
        if(a>=MOD) a-=MOD;
        return *this;
    }
    modint& operator-=(const modint& x){
        a-=x.a;
        if(a<0) a+=MOD;
        return *this;
    }
    modint& operator*=(const modint& x){
        (a*=x.a)%=MOD;
        return *this;
    }
    modint& operator/=(const modint& x){
        (a*=x.inv().a)%=MOD;
        return *this;
    }
};
istream& operator>>(istream &in,modint& x){
    int_fast64_t a_;
    in>>a_;
    modint y(a_);
    x=y;
    return in;
}
ostream& operator<<(ostream &out,const modint& x){
    out<<x.a;
    return out;
}
modint pwr(int_fast64_t a,int_fast64_t b){
    modint _;
    int_fast64_t n=1,A=a;
    while(b){
        if(b&1) (n*=A)%=modint::MOD;
        (A*=A)%=modint::MOD;
        b>>=1;
    }
    _.a=n;
    return _;
}


const int MAX = 2000005;
const int MOD = 998244353;

long long fac[MAX], finv[MAX], inv[MAX];

/* 初期化 */
void COMinit() {
    fac[0] = fac[1] = 1;
    finv[0] = finv[1] = 1;
    inv[1] = 1;
    for (int i = 2; i < MAX; i++){
        fac[i] = fac[i - 1] * i % MOD;
        inv[i] = MOD - inv[MOD%i] * (MOD / i) % MOD;
        finv[i] = finv[i - 1] * inv[i] % MOD;
    }
}

/* combination */
long long COM(int n, int k){
    if (n < k) return 0;
    if (n < 0 || k < 0) return 0;
    return fac[n] * (finv[k] * finv[n - k] % MOD) % MOD;
}

/* xをk乗して余りを求める */
ll pow_mod(ll x, ll k){
    x %= 998244353; x += 998244353; x %= 998244353;
    ll res = 1;
    while(k>0){
        if(k%2){
            res *= x; res %= 998244353;
        }
        x *= x; x %= 998244353;
        k /= 2;
    }
    return res;
}

int main() {
    int n, m, k;
    cin >> n >> m >> k;
    COMinit();

    modint ans = 0;
    REP(i, k+1) {
        modint tmp2 = COM(n-1, i);
        tmp2 *= m;
        tmp2 *= pow_mod(m-1, n-1-i);
        ans += tmp2;
    }

    cout << ans << endl;
    return 0;
}

Measured memory_bytes: 50512