Given a number, this function will compute the factorial # For example 4! = 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 = 24. Note that the value of 0! is 1. def get_factorial(number):   """ what it takes? number to calculate its factorial what it does? given a number, find its factorial such as 5! = 20 Do not use a python built-in function - code it what it returns? factorial of a number 5! shoukld return 120 It will return integer """

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# Given a number, this function will compute the factorial
# For example 4! = 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 = 24. Note that the value of 0! is 1.

def get_factorial(number):
 
"""
what it takes?
number to calculate its factorial

what it does?
given a number, find its factorial such as 5! = 20
Do not use a python built-in function - code it

what it returns?
factorial of a number
5! shoukld return 120
It will return integer
"""
 
# your code goes in here
 
 
Test case for question 4
 
try:
if get_factorial(5) == 120:
score['question 4'] = 'pass'
else:
score['question 4'] = 'fail'
except:
score['question 4'] = 'fail'

get_factorial(5)
 
 
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