#include<bits/stdc++.h>
#define For(i,a,b) for(int i=(a);i<=(b);++i)
#define Rep(i,a,b) for(int i=(a);i>=(b);--i)
#define ull unsigned long long
using namespace std;
inline int read()
{
	char c=getchar();int x=0;bool f=0;
	for(;!isdigit(c);c=getchar())f^=!(c^45);
	for(;isdigit(c);c=getchar())x=(x<<1)+(x<<3)+(c^48);
	if(f)x=-x;return x;
}

#define fi first
#define se second
#define pb push_back
#define mkp make_pair
typedef pair<int,int>pii;
typedef vector<int>vi;

#define maxn 4000005
#define inf 0x3f3f3f3f

signed main()
{
	int n;
	while(cin>>n)cout<<n*(n-1)/2<<"\n";
	return 0;
}