#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

long countArray(int n, int k, int x) {
    // Return the number of ways to fill in the array.
    int sum = pow(k-1,n-3);
   // cout<<sum<<"\n";
    sum = k-1 + ((sum-1) * k-2);

   // sum = (sum*n-1)+ (sum * n-2);
    
    return sum;
    
}

int main() {
    int n;
    int k;
    int x;
    cin >> n >> k >> x;
    long answer = countArray(n, k, x);
    cout << answer << endl;
    return 0;
}