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Which of the following recurrence relations correctly computes the factorial of a positive integer n, where n! represents the factorial?

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1factorial(n) = n / factorial(n-1)
2factorial(n) = n * factorial(n-1)✓
3factorial(n) = n - factorial(n-1)
4factorial(n) = n + factorial(n-1)

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factorial(n) = n * factorial(n-1)

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