Compute .

$$\boxed{
\small{\text{$\left( \begin{array}{c}n \\k\end{array} \right)
=\dfrac{n!}{k!\cdot (n-k)!}
$}} }$$

 

$$\small{\text{$\left( \begin{array}{c}223 \\ 221 \end{array} \right)=\dfrac{223!}{221!\cdot (223-221)!}= \dfrac{\not{221!} \cdot 222 \cdot 223 }{\not{221!}\cdot 2!}= \dfrac{222 \cdot 223 }{2}= 111\cdot 223 = 24753$}}$$

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