Problem p02685 (C++) — buggy submission, verdict: Time Limit Exceeded

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define rep(i, n) for (int i = 0; i < (int)(n); i++)
#define repi(i, a, b) for (int i = int(a); i < int(b); ++i)
typedef long long ll;
const int iINF = 0x3f3f3f3f;
const long long INF = 1LL << 60;
using namespace std;

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 mod = 998244353;

struct mint {
  ll x; // typedef long long ll;
  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-=(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 { return mint(*this) += a; }
  mint operator-(const mint a) const { return mint(*this) -= a; }
  mint operator*(const mint a) const { return mint(*this) *= 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(); }
  mint operator/(const mint a) const { return mint(*this) /= a; }
};

struct combination {
  vector<mint> fact, ifact;
  combination(int n) : fact(n + 1), ifact(n + 1) {
    assert(n < mod);
    fact[0] = 1;
    for (int i = 1; i <= n; ++i)
      fact[i] = fact[i - 1] * i;
    ifact[n] = fact[n].inv();
    for (int i = n; i >= 1; --i)
      ifact[i - 1] = ifact[i] * i;
  }
  mint operator()(int n, int k) {
    if (k < 0 || k > n)
      return 0;
    return fact[n] * ifact[k] * ifact[n - k];
  }
} c(2000005);

mint ans = 0;

int n, m, k;

int main() {

  cin >> n >> m >> k;

  mint mm(m);
  rep(i, k + 1) { ans += (c(n - 1, i) * mm * (mm - 1).pow(n - 1 - i)).x; }

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

Error: TLE

Fixed submission:

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define rep(i, n) for (int i = 0; i < (int)(n); i++)
#define repi(i, a, b) for (int i = int(a); i < int(b); ++i)
typedef long long ll;
const int iINF = 0x3f3f3f3f;
const long long INF = 1LL << 60;
using namespace std;

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 mod = 998244353;

struct mint {
  ll x; // typedef long long ll;
  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-=(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 { return mint(*this) += a; }
  mint operator-(const mint a) const { return mint(*this) -= a; }
  mint operator*(const mint a) const { return mint(*this) *= 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(); }
  mint operator/(const mint a) const { return mint(*this) /= a; }
};

mint comb(int n, int a) {
  mint x = 1, y = 1;
  rep(i, a) {
    x *= n - i;
    y *= i + 1;
  }
  return x / y;
}

ll ans = 0;

int n, m, k;

int main() {

  cin >> n >> m >> k;

  mint mm(m);
  rep(i, k + 1) {
    ans += (comb(n - 1, i) * mm * (mm - 1).pow(n - 1 - i)).x;
    ans %= mod;
  }

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