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/** * A [Factorial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorial), usually written n!, is the product of all positive * integers less than or equal to n. Often factorial is implemented * recursively, but this iterative approach is significantly faster * and simpler. * * @param {number} n input, must be an integer number 1 or greater * @returns {number} factorial: n! * @throws {Error} if n is less than 0 or not an integer * @example * factorial(5); // => 120 */function factorial(n) {    // factorial is mathematically undefined for negative numbers    if (n < 0) {        throw new Error("factorial requires a non-negative value");    }
    if (Math.floor(n) !== n) {        throw new Error("factorial requires an integer input");    }
    // typically you'll expand the factorial function going down, like    // 5! = 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1. This is going in the opposite direction,    // counting from 2 up to the number in question, and since anything    // multiplied by 1 is itself, the loop only needs to start at 2.    let accumulator = 1;    for (let i = 2; i <= n; i++) {        // for each number up to and including the number `n`, multiply        // the accumulator my that number.        accumulator *= i;    }    return accumulator;}
export default factorial;