function - factorial in javascript without looping -

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how factorial works without while or loop cant understand please explain

function factorial(x) {      if (x === 0) {      return 1;    }    return x * factorial(x - 1);    }  console.log(factorial(5));

it uses recursive function. factorial calls many times, long x not 0.