JavaScript max() Method

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# JavaScript max() Method

JavaScript Math Object

## Example

Return the number with the highest value:

Math.max(5,10);

The result will be:

10
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## Definition and Usage

The max() method returns the number with the highest value.

## Browser Support

The max() method is supported in all major browsers.

## Syntax

Math.max(n1,n2,n3,...,nX)

## Parameter Values

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
n1,n2,n3,...,nX | Optional. One or more numbers to compare

## Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
Number | The highest number of the arguments, or -Infinity if no arguments are given, or NaN if one or more arguments are not numbers

## Technical Details

JavaScript Version: | 1.0

## More Examples

## Example

Return the number with the highest value:

var a=Math.max(5,10);
var b=Math.max(0,150,30,20,38);
var c=Math.max(-5,10);
var d=Math.max(-5,-10);
var e=Math.max(1.5,2.5);

The result of a,b,c,d, and e will be:

10
150
10
-5
2.5
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