Exercise: The Factorial of a Number (Loops)

Problem Statement

For an integer, n, the factorial is its product with all the positive integers before it. The factorial is denoted by the ! character.

In this exercise, you need to write the fact() method which takes in an integer and returns its factorial. While we have already done this using recursion, you should now use the iterative approach.

Note: For 0 or 1, the factorial is always 1.

For simplicity, we do not need to cater for negative integers.

Sample Input

fact(5)

Sample Output

120

Coding Challenge

Think carefully about the logic behind the algorithm before jumping on to the implementation. This problem shouldn’t be too hard if you understand the basics of loops.

If you feel stuck, you can always refer to the solution review in the next lesson.

Good luck!