// so denominator must be a divisor of numerator.
    return x * (numerator / denominator);
  }

  /*
   * binomial(biggestBinomials[k], k) fits in a long, but not binomial(biggestBinomials[k] + 1, k).
   */
  static final int[] biggestBinomials = {
    Integer.MAX_VALUE,
    Integer.MAX_VALUE,
    Integer.MAX_VALUE,
    3810779,
    121977,
    16175,
    4337,
    1733,