import sys

# sys.setrecursionlimit(1000005)
# sys.set_int_max_str_digits(200005)
int1 = lambda x: int(x)-1
pDB = lambda *x: print(*x, end="\n", file=sys.stderr)
p2D = lambda x: print(*x, sep="\n", end="\n\n", file=sys.stderr)
def II(): return int(sys.stdin.readline())
def LI(): return list(map(int, sys.stdin.readline().split()))
def LLI(rows_number): return [LI() for _ in range(rows_number)]
def LI1(): return list(map(int1, sys.stdin.readline().split()))
def LLI1(rows_number): return [LI1() for _ in range(rows_number)]
def SI(): return sys.stdin.readline().rstrip()

dij = [(0, 1), (-1, 0), (0, -1), (1, 0)]
# dij = [(0, 1), (-1, 0), (0, -1), (1, 0), (1, 1), (1, -1), (-1, 1), (-1, -1)]
# inf = -1-(-1 << 31)
inf = -1-(-1 << 62)

# md = 10**9+7
md = 998244353

def nCr(com_n, com_r):
    if com_r < 0: return 0
    if com_n < com_r: return 0
    return fac[com_n]*ifac[com_r]%md*ifac[com_n-com_r]%md

def nPr(com_n, com_r):
    if com_r < 0: return 0
    if com_n < com_r: return 0
    return fac[com_n]*ifac[com_n-com_r]%md

n_max = 400005
fac = [1]
for i in range(1, n_max+1): fac.append(fac[-1]*i%md)
ifac = [1]*(n_max+1)
ifac[n_max] = pow(fac[n_max], md-2, md)
for i in range(n_max-1, 1, -1): ifac[i] = ifac[i+1]*(i+1)%md

n, m = LI()
ans = pow(m, 2*n+1, md)

for v in range(1, min(n+1, m)+1):
    e = v-1
    ans -= nCr(m, v)*pow(v, v-2, md)%md*nPr(n, e)%md*pow(2, e, md)%md*pow(m-v, (n-e)*2, md)%md
    ans %= md

print(ans)

# 解説だと、頂点の選び方が順列で、辺の選び方が組合せだけど、逆じゃないかい？