#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
using i64 = long long;

template<class T>
constexpr T power(T a, i64 b) {
    T res = 1;
    for (; b; b /= 2, a *= a) {
        if (b % 2) {
            res *= a;
        }
    }
    return res;
}

template<int P>
struct MInt {
    int x;
    constexpr MInt() : x{} {}
    constexpr MInt(i64 x) : x{norm(x % getMod())} {}
    
    static int Mod;
    constexpr static int getMod() {
        if (P > 0) {
            return P;
        } else {
            return Mod;
        }
    }
    constexpr static void setMod(int Mod_) {
        Mod = Mod_;
    }
    constexpr int norm(int x) const {
        if (x < 0) {
            x += getMod();
        }
        if (x >= getMod()) {
            x -= getMod();
        }
        return x;
    }
    constexpr int val() const {
        return x;
    }
    explicit constexpr operator int() const {
        return x;
    }
    constexpr MInt operator-() const {
        MInt res;
        res.x = norm(getMod() - x);
        return res;
    }
    constexpr MInt inv() const {
        assert(x != 0);
        return power(*this, getMod() - 2);
    }
    constexpr MInt &operator*=(MInt rhs) & {
        x = 1LL * x * rhs.x % getMod();
        return *this;
    }
    constexpr MInt &operator+=(MInt rhs) & {
        x = norm(x + rhs.x);
        return *this;
    }
    constexpr MInt &operator-=(MInt rhs) & {
        x = norm(x - rhs.x);
        return *this;
    }
    constexpr MInt &operator/=(MInt rhs) & {
        return *this *= rhs.inv();
    }
    friend constexpr MInt operator*(MInt lhs, MInt rhs) {
        MInt res = lhs;
        res *= rhs;
        return res;
    }
    friend constexpr MInt operator+(MInt lhs, MInt rhs) {
        MInt res = lhs;
        res += rhs;
        return res;
    }
    friend constexpr MInt operator-(MInt lhs, MInt rhs) {
        MInt res = lhs;
        res -= rhs;
        return res;
    }
    friend constexpr MInt operator/(MInt lhs, MInt rhs) {
        MInt res = lhs;
        res /= rhs;
        return res;
    }
    friend constexpr istream &operator>>(istream &is, MInt &a) {
        i64 v;
        is >> v;
        a = MInt(v);
        return is;
    }
    friend constexpr ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const MInt &a) {
        return os << a.val();
    }
    friend constexpr bool operator==(MInt lhs, MInt rhs) {
        return lhs.val() == rhs.val();
    }
    friend constexpr bool operator!=(MInt lhs, MInt rhs) {
        return lhs.val() != rhs.val();
    }
};

template<>
int MInt<0>::Mod = 998244353;

template<int V, int P>
constexpr MInt<P> CInv = MInt<P>(V).inv();

constexpr int P = 998244353;
using Z = MInt<P>;

void solve() {
	int n, m;
	cin >> n >> m;
	Z ans = Z(n - m + 1) * power(Z(n + 1), m - 1);
	cout << ans << "\n";
}

/*
1 * 1
1 * 2, 1 * 3
1 * 3, 2 * 4, 4 * 4
1 * 4, 3 * 5, 5 * 10, 5 * 25
5 ^ 6^0, 4 * 6, 3 * 6^2, 2 ^ 6^3, 6^4

*/

signed main() {
	ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
	cin.tie(nullptr);
	cout.tie(nullptr);

	int t = 1;
	// cin >> t;

	while (t--) {
		solve();
	}

	return 0;
}