mathjs/lib/esm/plain/number/combinations.js

Math.js is an extensive math library for JavaScript and Node.js. It features a flexible expression parser with support for symbolic computation, comes with a large set of built-in functions and constants, and offers an integrated solution to work with dif

import { isInteger } from '../../utils/number.js';
import { product } from '../../utils/product.js';
export function combinationsNumber(n, k) {
  if (!isInteger(n) || n < 0) {
    throw new TypeError('Positive integer value expected in function combinations');
  }

  if (!isInteger(k) || k < 0) {
    throw new TypeError('Positive integer value expected in function combinations');
  }

  if (k > n) {
    throw new TypeError('k must be less than or equal to n');
  }

  var nMinusk = n - k;
  var prodrange;

  if (k < nMinusk) {
    prodrange = product(nMinusk + 1, n);
    return prodrange / product(1, k);
  }

  prodrange = product(k + 1, n);
  return prodrange / product(1, nMinusk);
}
combinationsNumber.signature = 'number, number';