#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <atcoder/all>
using namespace std;
using namespace atcoder;
#define rep(i, n) for(int i=0;i<(n);++i)
#define rep1(i, n) for(int i=1;i<=(n);i++)
#define ll long long
using mint = modint998244353;
using P = pair<ll,ll>;
using lb = long double;
using T = tuple<ll, ll, ll>;
#ifdef LOCAL
#  include <debug_print.hpp>
#  define dbg(...) debug_print::multi_print(#__VA_ARGS__, __VA_ARGS__)
#else
#  define dbg(...) (static_cast<void>(0))
#endif

int main()
{
    ll n, a, b;
    cin >> n >> a >> b;
    ll ans = min((n-1)*a-n*b, -(n-1)*a-(n%2)*b);
    ans = min(ans, -(n-3)*a-2*b);
    cout<<ans<<endl;
    return 0;
}