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JavaScript Number MAX_VALUE & MIN_VALUE Property

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JavaScript Number.MAX_VALUE and Number.MIN_VALUE is used to represent maximum and minimum numeric values in javascript. 

Syntax:

Number.MAX_VALUE 
Number.MIN_VALUE 

Return Type: Both Number.MAX_VALUE and Number.MIN_VALUE returns a numeric value.

  • MAX_VALUE has a value of approximately 1.79E+308. The values are larger Number.MAX_VALUE are termed as Infinity. 
  • MIN_VALUE has a value of approximately 5e-324. The values are smaller than the Number.MIN_VALUE are termed as underflow values. 
  • Both MAX_VALUE and MIN_VALUE are static properties of Number. Therefore using x.MAX_VALUE or x.MIN_VALUE will return undefined where x is a Number or Number Object.

Example 1: In this example, we will print the maximum value

javascript




function GFGFun() {
    // Undefined Behaviour
    let res = Number.MAX_VALUE;
    console.log(res);
}
GFGFun();


Output : 

1.7976931348623157e+308

Example 2: In this example, we will print the minimum value

Javascript




function GFGFun() {
    // Undefined Behaviour
    let res = Number.MIN_VALUE;
    console.log(res);
}
GFGFun();


Output:

5e-324

Supported Browsers:

  • Chrome 34 and above
  • Internet Explorer (Not Supported)
  • Firefox 31 and above
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Safari 9 and above
  • Opera 21 and above

We have a complete list of JavaScript Number constructor, properties, and methods list, to know more about the numbers please go through that article.


Last Updated : 22 May, 2023
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