Java practice_3

/**
 * @author YEZHENXI  

*/

import java.math.*;
import java.util.*;

/**
 * This program uses big numbers to compute the odds of winning the grand prize in a lottery.
*/
public class BigIntegerTest
{
        public static void main(String[] args)
        {
                Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);

                System.out.print("How many numbers do you need to draw? ");
                int k = in.nextInt();

                System.out.print("What is the highest number you can draw? ");
                int n = in.nextInt();

/*
* compute binomial coefficient n*(n-1)*(n-2)*...*(n-k+1)/(1*2*3*...*k)
*/

        BigInteger lotteryOdds = BigInteger.valueOf(1);

        for (int i = 1; i <= k; i++)
        lotteryOdds = lotteryOdds.multiply(BigInteger.valueOf(n - i + 1)).divide( BigInteger.valueOf(i));

        System.out.println("Your odds are 1 in " + lotteryOdds + ". Good luck!");
        }
}