diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/factorial/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/factorial/lib/main.js
index b7348584ab8..dbbac06a961 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/factorial/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/factorial/lib/main.js
@@ -24,14 +24,10 @@ var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var isInteger = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-integer' );
 var gamma = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/gamma' );
 var PINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf' );
+var FLOAT64_MAX_SAFE_NTH_FACTORIAL = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/max-safe-nth-factorial' );
 var FACTORIALS = require( './factorials.json' );
 
 
-// VARIABLES //
-
-var MAX_FACTORIAL = 170; // TODO: consider extracting as a constant
-
-
 // MAIN //
 
 /**
@@ -76,7 +72,7 @@ function factorial( x ) {
 		if ( x < 0 ) {
 			return NaN;
 		}
-		if ( x <= MAX_FACTORIAL ) {
+		if ( x <= FLOAT64_MAX_SAFE_NTH_FACTORIAL ) {
 			return FACTORIALS[ x ];
 		}
 		return PINF;
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/factorial/manifest.json b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/factorial/manifest.json
index 9473810a1b2..c02b2150780 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/factorial/manifest.json
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/factorial/manifest.json
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
         "@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan",
         "@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-integer",
         "@stdlib/math/base/special/gamma",
-        "@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf"
+        "@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf",
+        "@stdlib/constants/float64/max-safe-nth-factorial"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@
         "@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan",
         "@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-integer",
         "@stdlib/math/base/special/gamma",
-        "@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf"
+        "@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf",
+        "@stdlib/constants/float64/max-safe-nth-factorial"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -74,7 +76,8 @@
         "@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan",
         "@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-integer",
         "@stdlib/math/base/special/gamma",
-        "@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf"
+        "@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf",
+        "@stdlib/constants/float64/max-safe-nth-factorial"
       ]
     }
   ]
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/factorial/src/main.c b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/factorial/src/main.c
index 83cd7478a83..e4b961a7a5d 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/factorial/src/main.c
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/factorial/src/main.c
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 #include "stdlib/math/base/assert/is_integer.h"
 #include "stdlib/math/base/special/gamma.h"
 #include "stdlib/constants/float64/pinf.h"
+#include "stdlib/constants/float64/max_safe_nth_factorial.h"
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-static const double MAX_FACTORIAL = 170.0;
 static const double FACTORIALS[ 171 ] = {
 	1.0,
 	1.0,
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ double stdlib_base_factorial( const double x ) {
 		if ( x < 0.0 ) {
 			return 0.0 / 0.0; // NaN
 		}
-		if ( x <= MAX_FACTORIAL ) {
+		if ( x <= STDLIB_CONSTANT_FLOAT64_MAX_SAFE_NTH_FACTORIAL ) {
 			return FACTORIALS[ (int32_t)x ];
 		}
 		return STDLIB_CONSTANT_FLOAT64_PINF;