Factorial in Go

Welcome to the Factorial in Go page! Here, you'll find the source code for this program as well as a description of how the program works.

Current Solution

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"strconv"
)

func factorial(n uint64) uint64 {
	if n <= 0 {
		return 1
	}
	return n * factorial(n-1)
}

func exitWithError(msg string) {
	fmt.Println(msg)
	os.Exit(1)
}

func main() {
	if len(os.Args) != 2 {
		exitWithError("Usage: please input a non-negative integer")
	}
	n, err := strconv.ParseUint(os.Args[1], 0, 64)
	if err != nil {
		exitWithError("Usage: please input a non-negative integer")
	}
	if n > 65 {
		exitWithError(fmt.Sprintf("!%d is out of the reasonable bounds for calculation", n))
	}
	fmt.Println(factorial(n))
}

Factorial in Go was written by:

• Parker Johansen

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