diff --git a/java/src/factorial.java b/java/src/factorial.java
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+/**
+ * Created by Shelly Bekhor on 06-01-20.
+ */
+public class factorial {
+    static int factorial(int n){
+        if (n<0){
+            return -1;
+        }
+        else if(n==0){
+            return 1;
+        }
+        else{
+            return factorial(n-1);
+        }
+    }
+}