TheAlgorithms-C-Plus-Plus/math/double_factorial.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <cassert>

/* Double factorial of a non-negative integer n, is defined as the product of 
all the integers from 1 to n that have the same parity (odd or even) as n.
It is also called as semifactorial of a number and is denoted by !! */

uint64_t double_factorial_iterative(uint64_t n) {
  uint64_t res = 1;
  for ( uint64_t i = n; i >= 0; i -= 2 ) {
    if (i == 0 || i == 1) return res;
    res *= i;
  }
}

/* Recursion can be costly for large numbers */

uint64_t double_factorial_recursive(uint64_t n) {
  if (n <= 1) return 1;
  return n * double_factorial_recursive(n - 2);
}

int main() {
  uint64_t n{};
  std::cin >> n;
  assert(n >= 0);
  std::cout << double_factorial_iterative(n);
}