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Factorial

Block Group:	Math Operations
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The Factorial block returns the single factorial of a number. The single factorial of n is equal to 1*2*3*…* n.

A negative input value causes 1 to be returned. If the input value is not an integer, it is truncated. The factorial of zero is one. Error values, and text that cannot be resolved to a number, cause 1 to be returned.

Input/Output Property

The following property of the Factorial block can take input and give output.

• input (number): The number to find the factorial for.

Output Property

The following property of the Factorial block can give output but cannot take input.

• output (number): The factorial of the input.

Examples

The following image shows four examples of the Factorial block.