Why zero factorial equals one. (TANTON Mathematics) @DrJamesTanton
Why zero factorial equals one. (TANTON Mathematics)  @DrJamesTanton
Uploaded March 2010 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Why does 0! equal one? This is weird! Multiply together all the digits from one up to zero and get one???

This video explains simply why mathematicians choose (and it is a choice!) to set this illogical quantity as equal to one.
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Why zero factorial equals one. (TANTON Mathematics)

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