freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-algorithm-scripting/factorialize-a-number.md

id, title, challengeType, forumTopicId

id	title	challengeType	forumTopicId
a302f7aae1aa3152a5b413bc	Factorialize a Number	5	16013

--description--

Return the factorial of the provided integer.

If the integer is represented with the letter n, a factorial is the product of all positive integers less than or equal to n.

Factorials are often represented with the shorthand notation n!

For example: 5! = 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 = 120

Only integers greater than or equal to zero will be supplied to the function.

--hints--

factorialize(5) should return a number.

assert(typeof factorialize(5) === 'number');

factorialize(5) should return 120.

assert(factorialize(5) === 120);

factorialize(10) should return 3628800.

assert(factorialize(10) === 3628800);

factorialize(20) should return 2432902008176640000.

assert(factorialize(20) === 2432902008176640000);

factorialize(0) should return 1.

assert(factorialize(0) === 1);

--seed--

--seed-contents--

function factorialize(num) {
  return num;
}

factorialize(5);

--solutions--

function factorialize(num) {
  return num < 1 ? 1 : num * factorialize(num - 1);
}

factorialize(5);