diff --git a/maths/factorial.py b/maths/factorial.py
index aaf90f384bb9..d74973725dc0 100644
--- a/maths/factorial.py
+++ b/maths/factorial.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Factorial of a positive integer -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorial
 """
 
+from functools import reduce
+from operator import mul
+
 
 def factorial(number: int) -> int:
     """
@@ -29,9 +32,7 @@ def factorial(number: int) -> int:
         raise ValueError("factorial() only accepts integral values")
     if number < 0:
         raise ValueError("factorial() not defined for negative values")
-    value = 1
-    for i in range(1, number + 1):
-        value *= i
+    value = 1 if number in {0, 1} else reduce(mul, range(1, number + 1))
     return value