#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.
    long res = 0;
    res = (((k-1)*(k-1)) * (pow(k-2, n-4))) - (n-k);
    return res;
}

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