import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.stream.*;

public class Main {
    static final int MOD = 998244353;
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        Scanner sc = new Scanner();
        int n = sc.nextInt();
        char[] inputs = sc.next().toCharArray();
        int count = 0;
        long[][] dp = new long[n + 1][2];
        for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
            dp[i][0] = dp[i - 1][0] * 25 % MOD;
            dp[i][1] = (dp[i - 1][0] + dp[i - 1][1] * 25) % MOD;
            int current = inputs[i - 1] - 'a';
            if (current > 0) {
                current--;
            }
            if (count == 0) {
                dp[i][0] += current;
                dp[i][0] %= MOD;
                dp[i][1]++;
                dp[i][1] %= MOD;
            } else if (count == 1) {
                dp[i][1] += current;
                dp[i][1] %= MOD;
            }
            if (inputs[i - 1] == 'a') {
                count++;
            }
        }
        System.out.println(dp[n][1]);
    }
}
class Utilities {
    static String arrayToLineString(Object[] arr) {
        return Arrays.stream(arr).map(x -> x.toString()).collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
    }
    
    static String arrayToLineString(int[] arr) {
        return String.join("\n", Arrays.stream(arr).mapToObj(String::valueOf).toArray(String[]::new));
    }
}
class Scanner {
    BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
    StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer("");
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    
    public Scanner() throws Exception {
        
    }
    
    public int nextInt() throws Exception {
        return Integer.parseInt(next());
    }
    
    public long nextLong() throws Exception {
        return Long.parseLong(next());
    }
    
    public double nextDouble() throws Exception {
        return Double.parseDouble(next());
    }
    
    public int[] nextIntArray() throws Exception {
        return Stream.of(br.readLine().split(" ")).mapToInt(Integer::parseInt).toArray();
    }
    
    public String next() throws Exception {
        while (!st.hasMoreTokens()) {
            st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
        }
        return st.nextToken();
    }
    
}