/** * 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 = function (n = 100) { // Consider each digit*10^exp separately, right-to-left ([units, tens, ...]). let digits = [1]; for (let x=2; x<=n; x++) { let carry = 0; for (let exp=0; exp 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) } console.log('Factorial digit sum of 100! :', factorialDigitSum()) module.exports = factorialDigitSum