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Language/Type: Java recursion recursive programming
Author: Whitaker Brand

Write a method factorial that accepts an integer parameter n and that uses recursion to compute and return the value of n factorial (also known as n!). Your method should throw an IllegalArgumentException if n is negative. Several calls and their return values are shown below.

Call Output
factorial(0); 1
factorial(1); 1
factorial(3); 6
factorial(5); 120
factorial(10); 3628800
factorial(-4); IllegalArgumentException
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This is a method problem. Write a Java method as described. Do not write a complete program or class; just the method(s) above.

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