Method 6: 14 wallclock secs (14.31 usr + 0.01 sys = 14.32 CPU) Method 7: 15 wallclock secs (14.28 usr + 0.01 sys = 14.29 CPU) Method 8: 14 wallclock secs (14.25 usr + 0.01 sys = 14.26 CPU) #### Method 6: 14 wallclock secs (14.08 usr + 0.02 sys = 14.10 CPU) Method 7: 14 wallclock secs (14.14 usr + 0.01 sys = 14.15 CPU) Method 8: 15 wallclock secs (14.12 usr + 0.01 sys = 14.13 CPU) #### sub fact6b{ my ($m, $n) = @_; if ($m < $n) { my $k = int($m/2 + $n/2); return my $x = fact6b($m, $k) * fact6b($k+1,$n); } else { return Math::BigInt->new($m); } }