Stack overflow caused by recursive function

Question

I\'m a beginner in C++. Yesterday I read about recursive functions, so I decided to write my own. Here\'s what I wrote:

int returnZero(int anyNumber) {
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Answer 1

Your stack is limited in size and so when you make 4793 calls you are hitting the limit while 4792 just comes in under. Each function call will use some space on the stack for house keeping and maybe arguments.

This page gives an example of what a stack looks like during a recursive function call.