#include<bits/stdc++.h>
#include<atcoder/all>
using namespace std;
namespace my{
#define LL(...) ll __VA_ARGS__;lin(__VA_ARGS__)
#define RDVL(T,n,...) vec<T>__VA_ARGS__;resizes({n},__VA_ARGS__);lin(__VA_ARGS__)
#define VL(n,...) RDVL(ll,n,__VA_ARGS__)
#define jo(a,b) a##b
#define FO_IMPL(n,c) for(ll jo(_i,c)=n;jo(_i,c)-->0;)
#define FO(n) FO_IMPL(n,__COUNTER__)
#define FOR(i,...) for(auto[i,i##stop,i##step]=range(0,__VA_ARGS__);i<i##stop;i+=i##step)
#define fo(i,...) FO##__VA_OPT__(R)(i __VA_OPT__(,__VA_ARGS__))
#define fe(a,e,...) for(auto&&__VA_OPT__([)e __VA_OPT__(,__VA_ARGS__]):a)
#define maybe(p,c) (p?c:remove_cvref_t<decltype(c)>{})
#define base_operator(op,type) auto operator op(const type&v)const{auto copy=*this;return copy op##=v;}
#define entry void solve();void solve2();}int main(){my::io();my::solve();}namespace my{
#define use_ml998244353 using ml=atcoder::modint998244353;
auto&operator>>(istream&i,atcoder::modint998244353&x){int t;i>>t;x=t;return i;}
auto&operator<<(ostream&o,const atcoder::modint998244353&x){return o<<(int)x.val();}
void io(){cin.tie(nullptr)->sync_with_stdio(0);cout<<fixed<<setprecision(15);}
using ll=long long;
constexpr auto range(ll s,ll b){ll a=0;if(s)swap(a,b);return array{a-s,b,1-s*2};}
constexpr auto range(ll s,ll a,ll b,ll c=1){return array{a-s,b,(1-s*2)*c};}
const string newline{char(10)};
const string space{char(32)};
constexpr ll size10(auto x){x|=1;ll r=0;while(x>0)x/=10,++r;return r;}
template<class T>constexpr ll maxsize10(){return size10(numeric_limits<T>::max());}
auto min(auto...a){return min(initializer_list<common_type_t<decltype(a)...>>{a...});}
auto mod(auto a,auto b){return(a%=b)<0?a+b:a;}

template<class A,class B>struct pair{
  A a;B b;
  pair()=default;
  pair(A a,B b):a(a),b(b){}
  pair(const std::pair<A,B>&p):a(p.first),b(p.second){}
  auto operator<=>(const pair&)const=default;
  pair operator+(const pair&p)const{return{a+p.a,b+p.b};}
  friend istream&operator>>(istream&i,pair&p){return i>>p.a>>p.b;}
  friend ostream&operator<<(ostream&o,const pair&p){return o<<p.a<<space<<p.b;}
};

template<class...A>using pack_back_t=tuple_element_t<sizeof...(A)-1,tuple<A...>>;

template<class V>concept vectorial=is_base_of_v<vector<typename remove_cvref_t<V>::value_type>,remove_cvref_t<V>>;
template<class V>constexpr int rank(){if constexpr(vectorial<V>)return rank<typename V::value_type>()+1;else return 0;}
template<class T>struct core_t_helper{using core_t=T;};
template<vectorial V>struct core_t_helper<V>{using core_t=typename core_t_helper<typename V::value_type>::core_t;};
template<class T>using core_t=core_t_helper<T>::core_t;
template<class V>istream&operator>>(istream&i,vector<V>&v){fe(v,e)i>>e;return i;}
template<class T>ostream&operator<<(ostream&o,const vector<T>&v){ll n=v.size();fo(i,n)o<<v[i]<<maybe(i<n-1,space);return o;}
template<vectorial V>ostream&operator<<(ostream&o,const vector<V>&v){ll n=v.size();fo(i,n)o<<v[i]<<maybe(i<n-1,newline);return o;}

template<class V>struct vec;
template<int rank,class T>struct hvec_helper{using type=vec<typename hvec_helper<rank-1,T>::type>;};
template<class T>struct hvec_helper<0,T>{using type=T;};
template<int rank,class T>using hvec=typename hvec_helper<rank,T>::type;

template<class V>struct vec:vector<V>{
  static constexpr int R=rank<vec<V>>();
  using C=core_t<V>;
  using vector<V>::vector;
  vec(const vector<V>&v){vector<V>::operator=(v);}
  vec(const auto&...a)requires(sizeof...(a)>=3){resizes(a...);}
  void resizes(const auto&...a){*this=make(a...);}
  static auto make(ll n,const auto&...a){
    if constexpr(sizeof...(a)==1)return vec<C>(n,array{a...}[0]);
    else return vec<decltype(make(a...))>(n,make(a...));
  }

  vec&operator^=(const vec&u){this->insert(this->end(),u.begin(),u.end());return*this;}
  vec&operator+=(const vec&u){vec&v=*this;assert(v.size()==u.size());fo(i,v.size())v[i]+=u[i];return v;}
  vec&operator-=(const vec&u){vec&v=*this;assert(v.size()==u.size());fo(i,v.size())v[i]-=u[i];return v;}
  vec&operator+=(const C&c){fe(*this,e)e+=c;return*this;}
  vec&operator*=(const C&c){fe(*this,e)e*=c;return*this;}
  base_operator(^,vec)
  base_operator(+,vec)
  base_operator(-,vec)
  base_operator(+,C);
  base_operator(*,C);

  vec&operator++(){fe(*this,e)++e;return*this;}
  vec&operator--(){fe(*this,e)--e;return*this;}

  ll size()const{return vector<V>::size();}
};
template<class...A>requires(sizeof...(A)>=2)vec(const A&...a)->vec<hvec<sizeof...(A)-2,pack_back_t<A...>>>;
vec(ll)->vec<ll>;

template<class...A>void resizes(const array<ll,common_type_t<A...>::R+1>&s,A&...a){(apply([&](const auto&...b){a.resizes(b...); },s),...);}

void lin(auto&...a){(cin>>...>>a);}

void pp(const auto&...a){ll n=sizeof...(a);((cout<<a<<maybe(--n>0,space)),...);cout<<newline;}

template<class T>concept modulary=requires(T t){t.mod();};
template<class T>using safe_integer=conditional_t<modulary<T>,ll,T>;

template<class T>struct pow_linear:vec<T>{pow_linear(T a,ll n):vec<T>(n+1,1){fo(i,n)(*this)[i+1]=(*this)[i]*a;}};

template<class T>struct pow10_linear:pow_linear<T>{
  vec<T>repunit_table;
  pow10_linear(ll n):pow_linear<T>(10,n),repunit_table(n+2){fo(i,n+1)repunit_table[i+1]=repunit_table[i]*10+1;}
  T repunit(ll k)const{return repunit_table[k];}
};
template<class T=ll>T repunit(ll n){using U=safe_integer<T>;static const auto v=pow10_linear<U>(maxsize10<U>()-1);return v.repunit(n);}

template<bool is_negative=false>struct infinity{
  template<integral T>constexpr operator T()const{return repunit<T>(maxsize10<T>())*(1-is_negative*2);}
  template<floating_point T>constexpr operator T()const{return static_cast<ll>(*this);}
  template<class T>constexpr bool operator==(T x)const{return static_cast<T>(*this)==x;}
  constexpr auto operator-()const{return infinity<!is_negative>();}
};
constexpr infinity oo;

entry
void solve(){
  LL(N);
  VL(N,a);

  use_ml998244353
  ml ans=1;
  ll t=oo;
  fo(i,N-1)ans*=min(a[i],a[i+1]);
  pp(ans);
}}