Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
Factorial refers to the product of an integer and all the positive integers below it. For example, the factorial of 5 (written as 5!) is equal to 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1.