A virtual illustration of a recursive function

factorialize.js

function factorialize(3) {
  if(3>1)
    return 3*factorialize(2){     //**********This staten=ment gets executed SINCE 3 > 1  is true
                                    if(2>1)
                                      return 2*factorialize(1){     //**********This staten=ment gets executed SINCE 2 > 1  is true                  
                                                    if(1>1)
                                                      return 1*factorialize(0);
                                                    else                                  
                                                      return 1;     //**********This staten=ment gets executed SINCE 1 is not greater than 1
                                                  };
                                    else
                                      return 1;
                              };
  else
   return 1;
}