Probability of choosing M out of N Groups given that all A elements are inside M

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Assuming I have A number of individuals who are randomly distributed into N number of groups. What is the probability of finding A (or any number a <= A) by picking M number of groups within N?

I figured that there are P(M, A) ways that the individuals can be distributed into the M groups. But I have no ideas how to move on from here.

Should it be conceived as:

Pr(Choosing M out of N | all of A are inside M)?

How should I compute the individual terms?