diff --git a/maths/factorial.py b/maths/factorial.py
index ba61447c7564..f2e3ae094e57 100644
--- a/maths/factorial.py
+++ b/maths/factorial.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 def factorial(number: int) -> int:
     """
     Calculate the factorial of specified number (n!).
-
     >>> import math
     >>> all(factorial(i) == math.factorial(i) for i in range(20))
     True
@@ -14,6 +13,10 @@ def factorial(number: int) -> int:
     Traceback (most recent call last):
         ...
     ValueError: factorial() only accepts integral values
+    >>> factorial(1.5)
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+        ...
+    ValueError: factorial() only accepts integral values
     >>> factorial(-1)
     Traceback (most recent call last):
         ...
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ def factorial(number: int) -> int:
     >>> factorial(0)
     1
     """
-    if number != int(number):
+    if not isinstance(number, int):
         raise ValueError("factorial() only accepts integral values")
     if number < 0:
         raise ValueError("factorial() not defined for negative values")
@@ -39,15 +42,18 @@ def factorial_recursive(n: int) -> int:
     """
     Calculate the factorial of a positive integer
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorial
-
     >>> import math
-    >>> all(factorial(i) == math.factorial(i) for i in range(20))
+    >>> all(factorial_recursive(i) == math.factorial(i) for i in range(20))
     True
-    >>> factorial(0.1)
+    >>> factorial_recursive(0.1)
     Traceback (most recent call last):
         ...
     ValueError: factorial() only accepts integral values
-    >>> factorial(-1)
+    >>> factorial_recursive(1.5)
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+        ...
+    ValueError: factorial() only accepts integral values
+    >>> factorial_recursive(-1)
     Traceback (most recent call last):
         ...
     ValueError: factorial() not defined for negative values
@@ -63,6 +69,5 @@ def factorial_recursive(n: int) -> int:
     import doctest
 
     doctest.testmod()
-
     n = int(input("Enter a positive integer: ").strip() or 0)
     print(f"factorial{n} is {factorial(n)}")