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Whats wrong in my code to factoriel a number(n!)???

<body> <input type="number" id="factor" /> <p id="message">message</p> <button onclick="solve()">solve</button> </body> <script> function solve() { var number = document.getElementById("factor"); for (var i = 1; i <= number.value;) { console.log(i); console.log(number.value); i++; var answer = (number.value *= i); document.getElementById("message").innerHTML = answer; } } </script>

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3rd Oct 2020, 2:55 PM

Keyvan

7 Answers

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The problem with your code is that you are using number.value as a limit in the for loop which is okay but you are also increasing number.value with every iteration of the loop. (number.value *= i) equates to number.value = number.value * i; https://code.sololearn.com/Wh1jJ72YQmTF/#html As suggested by Kelvin Paul you need another variable to keep track of the factorial total. https://code.sololearn.com/WWIEcIID4z4v/#html Also, the location of i++ should be at the end of the code block or in the for loop statement.

3rd Oct 2020, 5:36 PM

ODLNT

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You can see here how it can be done with a recursive algorithm: https://code.sololearn.com/cd853UUOeh4M/?ref=app

3rd Oct 2020, 4:09 PM

JaScript

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Bravooo

3rd Oct 2020, 7:09 PM

Keyvan

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function solve() { var number = Number(document.getElementById("factor").value); var fact=1; for (var i = 1; i <= number;fact*=i++); document.getElementById("message").innerHTML = fact; }

3rd Oct 2020, 3:21 PM

Kelvin Paul