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3411 factorial is N! = N*(N-1)*...*1; 0! = 1; In perl: sub fac { return 1 if $_[0] == 1; $_[0] * fac($_[0] - 1) }; For big numbers you have to use Math::BigInt to obtain accurate values. perlbot <*:##NULL>