#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(a) a.begin(),a.end()
#define rall(a) a.rbegin(),a.rend()
#define pb push_back
#define eb emplace_back
#define vi vector<int>
#define vvi vector<vector<int>>
#define vl vector<ll>
#define vvl vector<vector<ll>>
#define vs vector<string>
#define vc vector<char>
#define vb vector<bool>
#define vp vector<P>
using namespace std;
using ll = long long;
using P = pair<int,int>;
using LP = pair<ll,ll>;
template<class T> istream& operator>>(istream& is,vector<T>& v) { for(T& t:v){is>>t;} return is; }
template<class T> ostream& operator<<(ostream& os,const vector<T>& v) { for(T t:v){os<<t<<" ";} os<<"\n"; return os; }
void Yes(bool b) { cout << (b ? "Yes" : "No") << endl; }
void YES(bool b) { cout << (b ? "YES" : "NO") << endl; }
template<class T> inline bool chmin(T& a,T b) {if(a > b){a = b; return true;} return false;}
template<class T> inline bool chmax(T& a,T b) {if(a < b){a = b; return true;} return false;}
const int inf = 1001001001;
const ll linf = 1001001001001001001;

//const int mod = 1000000007;
const int mod = 998244353;
struct mint {
    ll x;
    explicit mint(ll x=0):x((x%mod+mod)%mod){}
    mint operator-() const { return mint(-x);}
    mint& operator+=(const mint& a) { if ((x += a.x) >= mod) x -= mod; return *this;}
    mint& operator++() { x += 1; return *this;}
    mint& operator-=(const mint& a) { if ((x += mod-a.x) >= mod) x -= mod; return *this; }
    mint& operator--() { x -= 1; 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; }
    bool operator==(const int& n) const { mint a(n); return this->x == a.x; }
    bool operator==(const ll& n) const { mint a(n); return this->x == a.x; }
    bool operator!=(const int& n) const { mint a(n); return this->x != a.x; }
    bool operator!=(const ll& n) const { mint a(n); return this->x != a.x; }
    mint pow(ll t) const {
        mint res = mint(1),a(*this);
        while(t > 0) {
            if(t&1) res *= a;
            t >>= 1;
            a *= a;
        }
        return res;
    }
    // for prime mod
    mint inv() const { return pow(mod-2); }
    mint& operator/=(const mint& a) { return (*this) *= a.inv(); }
    mint operator/(const mint& a) const { mint res(*this); return res/=a; }
};
ostream& operator<<(ostream& os,const mint& m) { return os << m.x; }

class combination {
  vector<mint> fact, ifact;
public:
  combination(int n):fact(n+1),ifact(n+1) {
    assert(n < mod);
    fact[0] = mint(1);
    for (int i = 1; i <= n; ++i) fact[i] = fact[i-1]*mint(i);
    ifact[n] = fact[n].inv();
    for (int i = n; i >= 1; --i) ifact[i-1] = ifact[i]*mint(i);
  }
  mint operator()(int n, int k) {
    if (k < 0 || k > n) return mint(0);
    return fact[n]*ifact[k]*ifact[n-k];
  }
} comb(200010);

int main() {
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
    cin.tie(nullptr); cout.tie(nullptr);
    int n,m,k;
    cin >> n >> m >> k;
    mint ans(0);
    rep(i,k+1) {
        mint nans(1);
        nans *= mint(m-1).pow(n-i-1);
        nans *= mint(m);
        nans *= comb(n-1,i);
        ans += nans;
    }
    cout << ans << endl;
}


Measured memory_bytes: 6216