#include <stdio.h>
int f(int x)
{
int i,sum=1;
sum=x*(x-1)/2;
return sum;
}
int main()
{
int x,sum=0;
scanf("%d",&x);
printf("%d\n",f(x));
return 0;
}
#include <stdio.h>
int f(int x)
{
int i,sum=1;
sum=x*(x-1)/2;
return sum;
}
int main()
{
int x,sum=0;
scanf("%d",&x);
printf("%d\n",f(x));
return 0;
}