Information
| Package | factorial |
| Description | returns the factorial of a number |
Usage
factorial(10) // 3628800
factorial(-10) // -3628800
factorial(0) // 1
factorial(21, {useBigInt: true}) // 51090942171709440000nFactorials greater than 18!
When calculating factorials for numbers greater than 18 (or less than -18), you should set the second argument to an object with useBigInt set to true. This is because the result will start to exceed Javascript's MAX_SAFE_INTEGER value.
It is safe to set useBigInt for all values, even 18 and below, just make sure you handle the output appropriately as BigInt is not completely compatible with normal Ints.
LICENSE
(MIT License)
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