BigInteger difference = BigInteger.valueOf(x).subtract(BigInteger.valueOf(y));
        if (fitsInLong(difference)) {
          int expected = (x < y) ? 1 : 0;
          int actual = LongMath.lessThanBranchFree(x, y);
          assertEquals(expected, actual);
        }
      }
    }
  }

  // Throws an ArithmeticException if "the simple implementation" of binomial coefficients overflows

        BigInteger difference = BigInteger.valueOf(x).subtract(BigInteger.valueOf(y));
        if (fitsInLong(difference)) {
          int expected = (x < y) ? 1 : 0;
          int actual = LongMath.lessThanBranchFree(x, y);
          assertEquals(expected, actual);
        }
      }
    }
  }

  // Throws an ArithmeticException if "the simple implementation" of binomial coefficients overflows