Write a R program to find factorial of a number using recursion

1. Introduction

This R program calculates the factorial of a number using recursion. Recursion is a technique in programming where a function calls itself. The factorial of a number n is the product of all positive integers less than or equal to n.

2. Program Steps

1. Define a function to calculate factorial using recursion.

2. Call the function with a specific number.

3. Print the result.

3. Code Program

# Step 1: Define a function to calculate factorial using recursion
factorial <- function(n) {
    if(n <= 1) {
        return(1)
    } else {
        return(n * factorial(n - 1))
    }
}

# Step 2: Call the function with a specific number
number <- 5
result <- factorial(number)

# Step 3: Print the result
print(paste("Factorial of", number, "is:"))
print(result)

Output:

Factorial of 5 is:
[120]

Explanation:

1. factorial <- function(n) { ... }: Defines a recursive function factorial. If n is less than or equal to 1, it returns 1. Otherwise, it returns n multiplied by the factorial of n-1.

2. number <- 5: Specifies the number for which to calculate the factorial.

3. factorial(number): Calls the factorial function with the specified number.

4. print(paste("Factorial of", number, "is:")), print(result): Prints the factorial of the given number.