code_examples/factorial_examples/factorial.c

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdint.h>
uintmax_t factorial(uintmax_t n) {
if(n < 2)
return 1;
return n * factorial(n-1);
}
uintmax_t factorial_iter(uintmax_t n) {
uintmax_t fact = 1;
uintmax_t i = 2;
while(i <= n) {
fact *= i;
i++;
}
return fact;
}
int main(void) {
size_t bufsize = 1024;
char **lineptr = calloc(bufsize, sizeof(char));
fputs("Enter number to factor: ", stdout);
int err = getline(lineptr, &bufsize, stdin);
if(err == -1) {
puts("Error reading line from user input");
return 1;
}
uintmax_t user_input = abs(atoi(*lineptr));
printf("\nRecursive factorial for number: %ju\n", factorial(user_input));
printf("Iterative factorial for number: %ju\n", factorial_iter(user_input));
free(lineptr);
return 0;
}