freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/08-coding-interview-prep/project-euler/problem-20-factorial-digit-sum.english.md

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id: 5900f3801000cf542c50fe93
challengeType: 5
title: 'Problem 20: Factorial digit sum'
---

## Description
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<var>n</var>! means <var>n</var> × (<var>n</var> − 1) × ... × 3 × 2 × 1
For example, 10! = 10 × 9 × ... × 3 × 2 × 1 = 3628800,<br>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 <var>n</var>!
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## Instructions
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## Tests
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```yml
tests:
  - text: <code>sumFactorialDigits(10)</code> should return 27.
    testString: assert.strictEqual(sumFactorialDigits(10), 27, '<code>sumFactorialDigits(10)</code> should return 27.');
  - text: <code>sumFactorialDigits(25)</code> should return 72.
    testString: assert.strictEqual(sumFactorialDigits(25), 72, '<code>sumFactorialDigits(25)</code> should return 72.');
  - text: <code>sumFactorialDigits(50)</code> should return 216.
    testString: assert.strictEqual(sumFactorialDigits(50), 216, '<code>sumFactorialDigits(50)</code> should return 216.');
  - text: <code>sumFactorialDigits(75)</code> should return 432.
    testString: assert.strictEqual(sumFactorialDigits(75), 432, '<code>sumFactorialDigits(75)</code> should return 432.');
  - text: <code>sumFactorialDigits(100)</code> should return 648.
    testString: assert.strictEqual(sumFactorialDigits(100), 648, '<code>sumFactorialDigits(100)</code> should return 648.');

```

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## Challenge Seed
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<div id='js-seed'>

```js
function sumFactorialDigits(n) {
  // Good luck!
  return n;
}

sumFactorialDigits(100);
```

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## Solution
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```js
// solution required
```
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