while loop working out inverse of a factorial

hi all i have the following code:

Code:

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    int x, factorial;
    double  value, inverse_factorial;

    printf("Enter the smallest value of 1/n!: ");
    scanf(" %lf", &value);

    printf("value = %lf\n", value);
    x = 2;
    factorial = 1; //set to 1!
    inverse_factorial = 1;
    while (inverse_factorial > value)
    {
        factorial *= x; // 1!*2=2! 2!*3=3!......8!*9=9!
        x++; //incriment multiplier
        inverse_factorial = 1/factorial;
    }
    printf("x = %d\n", x);

    return 0;

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the only value of x i ever get is 3 no matter how small i set value and i cant for the life of me see why

any suggestions greatly appreciated
coop

When both operands are integers, the result is an integer. If you want a double, either (or both) of them need to be double. Here, just use "1.0" instead of "1".

thanks.... annoying thing is it was ..........ing because i had scanf("%f", &value); i was getting a warning about putting a float into a double but answer = 1/factorial you get bugger all