# If simplification First if can be simplified to `input % 15`. Basically you are checking for number divisible by 3 and 5, so you can just check for 15. I agree with using brackets even here as mentioned by @Captain Man public String pickOne(int input) { if ((input % 15) == 0) { return "fizzbuzz"; } else if ((input % 3) == 0) { return "fizz"; } else if((input % 5) == 0) { return "buzz"; } return String.valueOf(input); }