function that returns the factorial of a number javascript code example

Example 1: factorial program in javascript

function fact(N){
  if(N <= 1){
  	return "1";
  }
  else
  {
    return N * fact(N-1);  
  }
}

fact(5);

Example 2: how to make a factorial function in javascript

function factorialize(num) {
  var result = num;
  if (num === 0 || num === 1) 
    return 1; 
  while (num > 1) { 
    num--;
    result *= num;
  }
  return result;
}