FACT

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

See Also

Returns the factorial of a number. The factorial of a number is equal to 1*2*3*...* number.

Syntax

FACT(number)

Number    is the nonnegative number you want the factorial of. If number is not an integer, it is truncated.

Example

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.

Show How?

  1. Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
  2. Select the example in the Help topic. Do not select the row or column headers.

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  3. Press CTRL+C.
  4. In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
  5. To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results, press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Tools menu, point to Formula Auditing, and then click Formula Auditing Mode.
 
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Formula Description (Result)
=FACT(5) Factorial of 5, or 1*2*3*4*5 (120)
=FACT(1.9) Factorial of the integer of 1.9 (1)
=FACT(0) Factorial of 0 (1)
=FACT(-1) Negative numbers cause an error value (#NUM!)
=FACT(1) Factorial of 1 (1)