diff --git a/Recursion/factorial_recursion.py b/Recursion/factorial_recursion.py
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+def recur_factorial(n):  
+   if n == 1:  
+       return n  
+   else:  
+       return n*recur_factorial(n-1)  
+# take input from the user  
+num = int(input("Enter a number: "))  
+# check is the number is negative  
+if num < 0:  
+   print("Sorry, factorial does not exist for negative numbers")  
+elif num == 0:  
+   print("The factorial of 0 is 1")  
+else:  
+   print("The factorial of",num,"is",recur_factorial(num))