C# code for computing log factorial

For an explanation of this code, see How to compute log factorial.


    using system;
    
    static double LogFactorial(int n)
    {
        if (n < 0)
        {
            throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
        }
        else if (n > 254)
        {
            double x = n + 1;
            return (x - 0.5)*Math.Log(x) - x + 0.5*Math.Log(2*Math.PI) + 1.0/(12.0*x);
        }
        else
        {
            double[] lf = 
            {
                0.000000000000000,
                0.000000000000000,
                0.693147180559945,
                1.791759469228055,
                3.178053830347946,
                4.787491742782046,
                6.579251212010101,
                8.525161361065415,
                10.604602902745251,
                12.801827480081469,
                15.104412573075516,
                17.502307845873887,
                19.987214495661885,
                22.552163853123421,
                25.191221182738683,
                27.899271383840894,
                30.671860106080675,
                33.505073450136891,
                36.395445208033053,
                39.339884187199495,
                42.335616460753485,
                45.380138898476908,
                48.471181351835227,
                51.606675567764377,
                54.784729398112319,
                58.003605222980518,
                61.261701761002001,
                64.557538627006323,
                67.889743137181526,
                71.257038967168000,
                74.658236348830158,
                78.092223553315307,
                81.557959456115029,
                85.054467017581516,
                88.580827542197682,
                92.136175603687079,
                95.719694542143202,
                99.330612454787428,
                102.968198614513810,
                106.631760260643450,
                110.320639714757390,
                114.034211781461690,
                117.771881399745060,
                121.533081515438640,
                125.317271149356880,
                129.123933639127240,
                132.952575035616290,
                136.802722637326350,
                140.673923648234250,
                144.565743946344900,
                148.477766951773020,
                152.409592584497350,
                156.360836303078800,
                160.331128216630930,
                164.320112263195170,
                168.327445448427650,
                172.352797139162820,
                176.395848406997370,
                180.456291417543780,
                184.533828861449510,
                188.628173423671600,
                192.739047287844900,
                196.866181672889980,
                201.009316399281570,
                205.168199482641200,
                209.342586752536820,
                213.532241494563270,
                217.736934113954250,
                221.956441819130360,
                226.190548323727570,
                230.439043565776930,
                234.701723442818260,
                238.978389561834350,
                243.268849002982730,
                247.572914096186910,
                251.890402209723190,
                256.221135550009480,
                260.564940971863220,
                264.921649798552780,
                269.291097651019810,
                273.673124285693690,
                278.067573440366120,
                282.474292687630400,
                286.893133295426990,
                291.323950094270290,
                295.766601350760600,
                300.220948647014100,
                304.686856765668720,
                309.164193580146900,
                313.652829949878990,
                318.152639620209300,
                322.663499126726210,
                327.185287703775200,
                331.717887196928470,
                336.261181979198450,
                340.815058870798960,
                345.379407062266860,
                349.954118040770250,
                354.539085519440790,
                359.134205369575340,
                363.739375555563470,
                368.354496072404690,
                372.979468885689020,
                377.614197873918670,
                382.258588773060010,
                386.912549123217560,
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                405.622296161144900,
                410.322776526937280,
                415.032306728249580,
                419.750805599544780,
                424.478193418257090,
                429.214391866651570,
                433.959323995014870,
                438.712914186121170,
                443.475088120918940,
                448.245772745384610,
                453.024896238496130,
                457.812387981278110,
                462.608178526874890,
                467.412199571608080,
                472.224383926980520,
                477.044665492585580,
                481.872979229887900,
                486.709261136839360,
                491.553448223298010,
                496.405478487217580,
                501.265290891579240,
                506.132825342034830,
                511.008022665236070,
                515.890824587822520,
                520.781173716044240,
                525.679013515995050,
                530.584288294433580,
                535.496943180169520,
                540.416924105997740,
                545.344177791154950,
                550.278651724285620,
                555.220294146894960,
                560.169054037273100,
                565.124881094874350,
                570.087725725134190,
                575.057539024710200,
                580.034272767130800,
                585.017879388839220,
                590.008311975617860,
                595.005524249382010,
                600.009470555327430,
                605.020105849423770,
                610.037385686238740,
                615.061266207084940,
                620.091704128477430,
                625.128656730891070,
                630.172081847810200,
                635.221937855059760,
                640.278183660408100,
                645.340778693435030,
                650.409682895655240,
                655.484856710889060,
                660.566261075873510,
                665.653857411105950,
                670.747607611912710,
                675.847474039736880,
                680.953419513637530,
                686.065407301994010,
                691.183401114410800,
                696.307365093814040,
                701.437263808737160,
                706.573062245787470,
                711.714725802289990,
                716.862220279103440,
                722.015511873601330,
                727.174567172815840,
                732.339353146739310,
                737.509837141777440,
                742.685986874351220,
                747.867770424643370,
                753.055156230484160,
                758.248113081374300,
                763.446610112640200,
                768.650616799717000,
                773.860102952558460,
                779.075038710167410,
                784.295394535245690,
                789.521141208958970,
                794.752249825813460,
                799.988691788643450,
                805.230438803703120,
                810.477462875863580,
                815.729736303910160,
                820.987231675937890,
                826.249921864842800,
                831.517780023906310,
                836.790779582469900,
                842.068894241700490,
                847.352097970438420,
                852.640365001133090,
                857.933669825857460,
                863.231987192405430,
                868.535292100464630,
                873.843559797865740,
                879.156765776907600,
                884.474885770751830,
                889.797895749890240,
                895.125771918679900,
                900.458490711945270,
                905.796028791646340,
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                916.485470574328820,
                921.837328707804890,
                927.193914982476710,
                932.555207148186240,
                937.921183163208070,
                943.291821191335660,
                948.667099599019820,
                954.046996952560450,
                959.431492015349480,
                964.820563745165940,
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                975.612353993036210,
                981.015031374908400,
                986.422203146368590,
                991.833849198223450,
                997.249949600427840,
                1002.670484599700300,
                1008.095434617181700,
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                1024.396581558613400,
                1029.838999269135500,
                1035.285736640801600,
                1040.736775094367400,
                1046.192096209724900,
                1051.651681723869200,
                1057.115513528895000,
                1062.583573670030100,
                1068.055844343701400,
                1073.532307895632800,
                1079.012946818975000,
                1084.497743752465600,
                1089.986681478622400,
                1095.479742921962700,
                1100.976911147256000,
                1106.478169357800900,
                1111.983500893733000,
                1117.492889230361000,
                1123.006317976526100,
                1128.523770872990800,
                1134.045231790853000,
                1139.570684729984800,
                1145.100113817496100,
                1150.633503306223700,
                1156.170837573242400,
            };
            return lf[n];
        }
    }
    

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