Can we solve factorial of a number using map reduce program?

Question

Can we solve the factorial of a number using map-reduce program? If yes then how mapper and reducer will interact?

Answer 1

I wouldn't use mapreduce for just one number, but rather billions of numbers

The factorial of any number can be found by a simple for loop

MapReduce doesn't change that fact

And this would be a map-only task since no reduction is needed