#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

long countArray(int n, int k, int x) {
    // Return the number of ways to fill in the array.
    if(x>k){
    return ((n-2)*(k-1));
    }
    else
    {
        return ((n-2)*(k-1))-1;
    }
}

int main() {
    int n;
    int k;
    int x;
    cin >> n >> k >> x;
    long answer = countArray(n, k, x);
    cout << answer << endl;
    return 0;
}