import java.util.*;
public long cutRope (long number) {
// write code here
if(number <= 3){
return number - 1;
}
long time = 0;
long rest = 0;
if(number % 3 == 1){
time = number / 3 - 1;
rest = 4;
}else if(number % 3 == 2) {
time = number / 3;
rest = number % 3;
}else {
time = number / 3 - 1;
rest = 3;
}
//快速幂做法
long ans = rest;
long base = 3;
while(time > 0){
if(time % 2 == 1){
ans = (ans * base) % 998244353;
}
base = ((base * base)) % 998244353;
time /= 2;
}
return ans;
}
}