/** * Problem 20 - Factorial digit sum * * @see {@link https://projecteuler.net/problem=20} * * n! means n × (n − 1) × ... × 3 × 2 × 1 * * For example, 10! = 10 × 9 × ... × 3 × 2 × 1 = 3628800, * and the sum of the digits in the number 10! is 3 + 6 + 2 + 8 + 8 + 0 + 0 = 27 * * Find the sum of the digits in the number 100! */ const factorialDigitSum = (n = 100) => { // Consider each digit*10^exp separately, right-to-left ([units, tens, ...]). const digits = [1] for (let x = 2; x <= n; x++) { let carry = 0 for (let exp = 0; exp < digits.length; exp++) { const prod = digits[exp] * x + carry carry = Math.floor(prod / 10) digits[exp] = prod % 10 } while (carry > 0) { digits.push(carry % 10) carry = Math.floor(carry / 10) } } // (digits are reversed but we only want the sum so it doesn't matter) return digits.reduce((prev, current) => prev + current, 0) } export { factorialDigitSum }