description: There are n heroes fighting in the arena. Initially, the i-th hero has a_i health points.
  
  The fight in the arena takes place in several rounds. At the beginning of each round, each alive hero deals 1 damage to all other heroes. Hits of all heroes occur simultaneously. Heroes whose health is less than 1 at the end of the round are considered killed.
  
  If exactly 1 hero remains alive after a certain round, then he is declared the winner. Otherwise, there is no winner.
  
  Your task is to calculate the number of ways to choose the initial health points for each hero a_i, where 1 ≤ a_i ≤ x, so that there is no winner of the fight. The number of ways can be very large, so print it modulo 998244353. Two ways are considered different if at least one hero has a different amount of health. For example, [1, 2, 1] and [2, 1, 1] are different.
  
  Input
  
  The only line contains two integers n and x (2 ≤ n ≤ 500; 1 ≤ x ≤ 500).
  
  Output
  
  Print one integer — the number of ways to choose the initial health points for each hero a_i, where 1 ≤ a_i ≤ x, so that there is no winner of the fight, taken modulo 998244353. 
  
  Examples
  
  Input
  
  
  2 5
  
  
  Output
  
  
  5
  
  
  Input
  
  
  3 3
  
  
  Output
  
  
  15
  
  
  Input
  
  
  5 4
  
  
  Output
  
  
  1024
  
  
  Input
  
  
  13 37
  
  
  Output
  
  
  976890680
solution: 
  import java.io.*;
  import java.util.*;
  
  public final class Main {
  
      static PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(System.out);
      static FastReader in = new FastReader();
      static Pair[] moves = new Pair[]{new Pair(-1, 0), new Pair(0, 1), new Pair(1, 0), new Pair(0, -1)};
      static int mod = (int) (1e9 + 7);
      static int mod2 = 998244353;
  
      public static void main(String[] args) {
          int tt = 1;
          while (tt-- > 0) {
              solve();
          }
          out.flush();
      }
  
      public static void solve() {
          int n = i();
          int x = i();
          if (n > x) {
              out.println(pow(x, n, mod2));
          } else {
              initializeFactorial(n, mod2);
              long[][] dp = new long[n + 1][x + 1];
              long ans = pow(x, n, mod2);
              ans -= dfs(dp, n, x);
              if (ans < 0) {
                  ans += mod2;
              }
              out.println(ans);
          }
  
      }
  
      private static long dfs(long[][] dp, int i, int j) {
          if (dp[i][j] > 0) {
              return dp[i][j];
          }
          
          long x = 0L;
          if (i == 1) {
              x = j;
          } else if (j == 1) {
              x = 0;
          } else if (i == 2) {
              x = pow(j, 2, mod2) - j;
              if (x < 0) {
                  x += mod2;
              }
          } else if (i > j) {
              x = 0;
          } else if (i == j) {
              x = i * pow(i - 1, i - 1, mod2) % mod2;
          } else {
              for (int k = 1; k <= i; k++) {
                  long r = pow(i - 1, i - k, mod2);
                  r *= binomialCoefficient(i, k, mod2);
                  r %= mod2;
                  x += (dfs(dp, k, j - i + 1) * r) % mod2;
                  x %= mod2;
              }
          }
  
          dp[i][j] = x;
          return x;
      }
  
  
      static long[] fac;
      static long[] inv;
  
      static void initializeFactorial(int n, int mod) {
          fac = new long[n + 1];
          inv = new long[n + 1];
          long[] v = new long[fac.length];
          fac[0] = inv[0] = 1;
          for (int i = 1; i < fac.length; i++) {
              v[i] = i == 1 ? 1 : v[i - mod % i] * (mod / i + 1);
              v[i] %= mod;
              fac[i] = fac[i - 1] * i;
              fac[i] %= mod;
              inv[i] = inv[i - 1] * v[i];
              inv[i] %= mod;
          }
      }
  
      static int binomialCoefficient(int n, int k, int m) {
          long res = fac[n] * inv[k];
          res %= m;
          res *= inv[n - k];
          return (int) (res % m);
      }
  
      static long[] pre(int[] a) {
          long[] pre = new long[a.length + 1];
          pre[0] = 0;
          for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
              pre[i + 1] = pre[i] + a[i];
          }
          return pre;
      }
  
      static void print(char A[]) {
          for (char c : A) {
              out.print(c);
          }
          out.println();
      }
  
      static void print(boolean A[]) {
          for (boolean c : A) {
              out.print(c + " ");
          }
          out.println();
      }
  
      static void print(int A[]) {
          for (int c : A) {
              out.print(c + " ");
          }
          out.println();
      }
  
      static void print(long A[]) {
          for (long i : A) {
              out.print(i + " ");
          }
          out.println();
      }
  
      static void print(List<Integer> A) {
          for (int a : A) {
              out.print(a + " ");
          }
      }
  
      static int i() {
          return in.nextInt();
      }
  
      static long l() {
          return in.nextLong();
      }
  
      static double d() {
          return in.nextDouble();
      }
  
      static String s() {
          return in.nextLine();
      }
  
      static int[][] inputWithIdx(int N) {
          int A[][] = new int[N][2];
          for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
              A[i] = new int[]{i, in.nextInt()};
          }
          return A;
      }
  
      static int[] input(int N) {
          int A[] = new int[N];
          for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
              A[i] = in.nextInt();
          }
          return A;
      }
  
      static long[] inputLong(int N) {
          long A[] = new long[N];
          for (int i = 0; i < A.length; i++) {
              A[i] = in.nextLong();
          }
          return A;
      }
  
      static int GCD(int a, int b) {
          if (b == 0) {
              return a;
          } else {
              return GCD(b, a % b);
          }
      }
  
      static long GCD(long a, long b) {
          if (b == 0) {
              return a;
          } else {
              return GCD(b, a % b);
          }
      }
  
      static long LCM(int a, int b) {
          return (long) a / GCD(a, b) * b;
      }
  
      static long LCM(long a, long b) {
          return a / GCD(a, b) * b;
      }
  
      static void shuffleAndSort(int[] arr) {
          for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
              int rand = (int) (Math.random() * arr.length);
              int temp = arr[rand];
              arr[rand] = arr[i];
              arr[i] = temp;
          }
          Arrays.sort(arr);
      }
  
      static void shuffleAndSort(int[][] arr, Comparator<? super int[]> comparator) {
          for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
              int rand = (int) (Math.random() * arr.length);
              int[] temp = arr[rand];
              arr[rand] = arr[i];
              arr[i] = temp;
          }
          Arrays.sort(arr, comparator);
      }
  
      static void shuffleAndSort(long[] arr) {
          for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
              int rand = (int) (Math.random() * arr.length);
              long temp = arr[rand];
              arr[rand] = arr[i];
              arr[i] = temp;
          }
          Arrays.sort(arr);
      }
  
      static boolean isPerfectSquare(double number) {
          double sqrt = Math.sqrt(number);
          return ((sqrt - Math.floor(sqrt)) == 0);
      }
  
      static void swap(int A[], int a, int b) {
          int t = A[a];
          A[a] = A[b];
          A[b] = t;
      }
  
      static long pow(long a, long b, int mod) {
          long pow = 1;
          long x = a;
          while (b != 0) {
              if ((b & 1) != 0) {
                  pow = (pow * x) % mod;
              }
              x = (x * x) % mod;
              b /= 2;
          }
          return pow;
      }
  
      static long pow(long a, long b) {
          long pow = 1;
          long x = a;
          while (b != 0) {
              if ((b & 1) != 0) {
                  pow *= x;
              }
              x = x * x;
              b /= 2;
          }
          return pow;
      }
  
      static long modInverse(long x, int mod) {
          return pow(x, mod - 2, mod);
      }
  
      static boolean isPrime(long N) {
          if (N <= 1) {
              return false;
          }
          if (N <= 3) {
              return true;
          }
          if (N % 2 == 0 || N % 3 == 0) {
              return false;
          }
          for (int i = 5; i * i <= N; i = i + 6) {
              if (N % i == 0 || N % (i + 2) == 0) {
                  return false;
              }
          }
          return true;
      }
  
      public static String reverse(String str) {
          if (str == null) {
              return null;
          }
          return new StringBuilder(str).reverse().toString();
      }
  
      public static String repeat(char ch, int repeat) {
          if (repeat <= 0) {
              return "";
          }
          final char[] buf = new char[repeat];
          for (int i = repeat - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
              buf[i] = ch;
          }
          return new String(buf);
      }
  
      public static int[] manacher(String s) {
          char[] chars = s.toCharArray();
          int n = s.length();
          int[] d1 = new int[n];
          for (int i = 0, l = 0, r = -1; i < n; i++) {
              int k = (i > r) ? 1 : Math.min(d1[l + r - i], r - i + 1);
              while (0 <= i - k && i + k < n && chars[i - k] == chars[i + k]) {
                  k++;
              }
              d1[i] = k--;
              if (i + k > r) {
                  l = i - k;
                  r = i + k;
              }
          }
          return d1;
      }
  
      public static int[] kmp(String s) {
          int n = s.length();
          int[] res = new int[n];
          for (int i = 1; i < n; ++i) {
              int j = res[i - 1];
              while (j > 0 && s.charAt(i) != s.charAt(j)) {
                  j = res[j - 1];
              }
              if (s.charAt(i) == s.charAt(j)) {
                  ++j;
              }
              res[i] = j;
          }
          return res;
      }
  }
  
  class Pair {
  
      int i, j;
  
      Pair(int i, int j) {
          this.i = i;
          this.j = j;
      }
  
      @Override
      public boolean equals(Object o) {
          if (this == o) {
              return true;
          }
          if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
              return false;
          }
          Pair pair = (Pair) o;
          return i == pair.i && j == pair.j;
      }
  
      @Override
      public int hashCode() {
          return Objects.hash(i, j);
      }
  }
  
  class FastReader {
  
      BufferedReader br;
      StringTokenizer st;
  
      public FastReader() {
          br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
      }
  
      String next() {
          while (st == null || !st.hasMoreElements()) {
              try {
                  st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
              } catch (IOException e) {
                  e.printStackTrace();
              }
          }
          return st.nextToken();
      }
  
      int nextInt() {
          return Integer.parseInt(next());
      }
  
      long nextLong() {
          return Long.parseLong(next());
      }
  
      double nextDouble() {
          return Double.parseDouble(next());
      }
  
      String nextLine() {
          String str = "";
          try {
              str = br.readLine();
          } catch (IOException e) {
              e.printStackTrace();
          }
          return str;
      }
  }
  
  class Node {
  
      int data, open, close;
  
      Node() {
          this(0, 0, 0);
      }
  
      Node(int data, int open, int close) {
          this.data = data;
          this.open = open;
          this.close = close;
      }
  }
  
  class ST {
  
      int n;
      Node[] st;
  
      ST(int n) {
          this.n = n;
          st = new Node[4 * Integer.highestOneBit(n)];
      }
  
      void build(Node[] nodes) {
          build(0, 0, n - 1, nodes);
      }
  
      private void build(int id, int l, int r, Node[] nodes) {
          if (l == r) {
              st[id] = nodes[l];
              return;
          }
          int mid = (l + r) >> 1;
          build((id << 1) + 1, l, mid, nodes);
          build((id << 1) + 2, mid + 1, r, nodes);
          st[id] = comb(st[(id << 1) + 1], st[(id << 1) + 2]);
      }
  
      void update(int i, Node node) {
          update(0, 0, n - 1, i, node);
      }
  
      private void update(int id, int l, int r, int i, Node node) {
          if (i < l || r < i) {
              return;
          }
          if (l == r) {
              st[id] = node;
              return;
          }
          int mid = (l + r) >> 1;
          update((id << 1) + 1, l, mid, i, node);
          update((id << 1) + 2, mid + 1, r, i, node);
          st[id] = comb(st[(id << 1) + 1], st[(id << 1) + 2]);
      }
  
      Node get(int x, int y) {
          return get(0, 0, n - 1, x, y);
      }
  
      private Node get(int id, int l, int r, int x, int y) {
          if (x > r || y < l) {
              return new Node();
          }
          if (x <= l && r <= y) {
              return st[id];
          }
          int mid = (l + r) >> 1;
          return comb(get((id << 1) + 1, l, mid, x, y), get((id << 1) + 2, mid + 1, r, x, y));
      }
  
      Node comb(Node a, Node b) {
          if (a == null) {
              return b;
          }
          if (b == null) {
              return a;
          }
          int min = Math.min(a.open, b.close);
          return new Node(a.data + b.data + min * 2, a.open + b.open - min, a.close + b.close - min);
      }
  }