package com.thealgorithms.maths;
import java.util.*;
public class DeterminantOfMatrix {
static int determinant(int a[][], int n) {
int det = 0, sign = 1, p = 0, q = 0;
if (n == 1) {
det = a[0][0];
} else {
int b[][] = new int[n - 1][n - 1];
for (int x = 0; x < n; x++) {
p = 0;
q = 0;
for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
if (j != x) {
b[p][q++] = a[i][j];
if (q % (n - 1) == 0) {
p++;
q = 0;
}
}
}
}
det = det + a[0][x] * determinant(b, n - 1) * sign;
sign = -sign;
}
}
return det;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Enter matrix size (Square matrix only)");
int n = in.nextInt();
System.out.println("Enter matrix");
int a[][] = new int[n][n];
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
a[i][j] = in.nextInt();
}
}
System.out.println(determinant(a, n));
}
}