diff --git a/math/factorial.cpp b/math/factorial.cpp
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+// C++ program to find factorial of given number
+#include<iostream>
+
+// function to find factorial of given number
+unsigned int factorial(unsigned int n) {
+    if (n == 0)
+        return 1;
+    return n * factorial(n - 1);
+}
+
+// Driver code
+int main() {
+    int num = 5;
+    std::cout << "Factorial of " << num << " is " << factorial(num)
+              << std::endl;
+    return 0;
+}