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Factorial in csharp

In this article we will learn about Factorial in csharp. Factorial of a number is obtained from the result of multiplying a series of descending natural numbers. Please read the previous article of Prime Number in csharp.

What is Factorial number?

Factorial of a number is obtained from the result of multiplying a series of descending natural numbers. Factorial of n is the product of all positive descending integers. Factorial of n is denoted by n!.

Factorial number

Example:

5! = 5*4*3*2*1 = 120  
6! = 6*5*4*3*2*1 = 720

Here, 5! is pronounced as “5 factorial”, it is also called “5 bang” or “5 shriek”.The factorial is normally used in Combinations and Permutations (mathematics).

For more details about C#, please visit the official Microsoft link.

3 Different ways to calculate Factorial in csharp

Using For Loop

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
namespace factorial
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int i, number, fact;
            Console.WriteLine("Enter the Number");
            number = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            fact = number;
            for (i = number - 1; i >= 1; i--)
            {
                fact = fact * i;
            }
            Console.WriteLine("\nFactorial of Given Number is: "+fact);
            Console.ReadLine();
         }
    }
}

Output:

Enter the Number: 5
Factorial of Given Number is: 120

Using Recursion

class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
                int number;
                Console.WriteLine("Enter the Number");
                number = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
                double fact;
                fact = factorial_Recursion(number);
                Console.WriteLine("\nFactorial of Given Number is: " + fact);
                Console.ReadLine();
        }
        public static double factorial_Recursion(int number)
        {
            if (number == 1)
                return 1;
            else
                return number * factorial_Recursion(number - 1);
        }
    }

Output:

Enter the Number: 8
Factorial of Given Number is: 40320

Using While Loop

class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
                int number;
                Console.WriteLine("Enter the Number");
                number = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
                double fact;
                fact = factorial_Recursion(number);
                Console.WriteLine("\nFactorial of Given Number is: " + fact);
                Console.ReadLine();
        }
        public static double factorial_Recursion(int number)
        {
            if (number == 1)
                return 1;
            else
                return number * factorial_Recursion(number - 1);
        }
    }

Output:

Enter the Number: 4
Factorial of Given Number is: 24

Hope It will clear about the Factorial in C#. Still have any question regarding this please give feedback.

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