how many different combinations of 6 numbers from a group of 53 numbers are there assuming you cant repeat a used number
We have 53 ways to pick the first number, 52 ways to pick the second, 51 ways to pick the third, etc. =
53 x 52 x 51 x 50 x 49 x 48 = 16,529,385,600 combinations
But, we need to divide this by 6! = 720 because the set [21, 33, 2, 5, 19, 6], for example, has 720 different arrangements
So .. 16,529,385,600 . 720 = 22, 957, 480
Note that this is exactly the same as C(53, 6)......!!!
We have 53 ways to pick the first number, 52 ways to pick the second, 51 ways to pick the third, etc. =
53 x 52 x 51 x 50 x 49 x 48 = 16,529,385,600 combinations
But, we need to divide this by 6! = 720 because the set [21, 33, 2, 5, 19, 6], for example, has 720 different arrangements
So .. 16,529,385,600 . 720 = 22, 957, 480
Note that this is exactly the same as C(53, 6)......!!!