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Factorial

Returns the factorial of a number, stopping at 1 or at the optional numberOfFactors.

Format 

Factorial ( number {; numberOfFactors } )

Parameters 

number - numeric expression or field containing a positive integer.

numberOfFactors - any numeric expression or field containing a number that represents how many factors to include in the multiplication.

Parameters in braces { } are optional.

Data type returned 

number

Originated in 

FileMaker Pro 7.0

Description 

This function is useful in statistics and combinatorics.

Where n = number and i = numberOfFactors:

Equation

Equation

Example 1 

Factorial(3) returns 6, which = 3 * 2 * 1.

Factorial(10;3) returns 720, which = 10 * 9 * 8.

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