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								title: 'Problem 365: A huge binomial coefficient'
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								forumTopicId: 302026
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								dashedName: problem-365-a-huge-binomial-coefficient
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								# --description--
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								The binomial coefficient $\displaystyle\binom{{10}^{18}}{{10}^9}$ is a number with more than 9 billion ($9 × {10}^9$) digits.
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								Let $M(n, k, m)$ denote the binomial coefficient $\displaystyle\binom{n}{k}$ modulo $m$.
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								Calculate $\sum M({10}^{18}, {10}^9, p \times q \times r)$ for $1000 < p < q < r < 5000$ and $p$, $q$, $r$ prime.
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								# --hints--
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								`hugeBinomialCoefficient()` should return `162619462356610300`.
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								```js
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								assert.strictEqual(hugeBinomialCoefficient(), 162619462356610300);
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								# --seed--
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								## --seed-contents--
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								```js
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								function hugeBinomialCoefficient() {
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								  return true;
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								hugeBinomialCoefficient();
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								# --solutions--
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								```js
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								// solution required
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