diff --git a/Factor of a given number in python b/Factor of a given number in python
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+def print_factors(x):
+   print("The factors of",x,"are:")
+   for i in range(1, x + 1):
+       if x % i == 0:
+           print(i)
+
+num = 320
+
+print_factors(num)
diff --git a/Factorial of a given number in python b/Factorial of a given number in python
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+def recur_factorial(n):
+   if n == 1:
+       return n
+   else:
+       return n*recur_factorial(n-1)
+
+num = 7
+
+# check if the number is negative
+if num < 0:
+   print("Sorry, factorial does not exist for negative numbers")
+elif num == 0:
+   print("The factorial of 0 is 1")
+else:
+   print("The factorial of", num, "is",recur_factorial(num)) )