Dear R users, I have to calculate gamma functions for negative numbers beyond -171.4. e.x. gamma(-500.4) I got following: > gamma(-170.4) [1] -5.824625e-308 > gamma(-171.4) [1] 0 Warning message: underflow occurred in 'gammafn' I have tried to use a recursion getting values a little futher -180. How could I solve this problem? Thank you beforehand. Chuse.