Get the Maximum of Two Numbers Using Math.max in Java

To obtain the maximum of two numbers using Math.max in Java, we use the java.lang.Math.max() method. The Math.max() accepts two numbers and returns the greater of the two. The result is closer to positive infinity on the number line. Even if one of the values is not a number(NaN), the result is NaN.

Declaration - The java.lang.Math.max() method is declared as follows −

public static int max(int a, int b)
public static double max(double a, double b)
public static long max(long a, long b)
public static float max(float a, float b)

Let us see a program to get the maximum of two numbers using the Math.max() method

Example

 Live Demo

import java.lang.Math;
public class Example {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      // declaring and intializing some integer values
      int a = 10;
      int b = 9;
      // declaring and intializing some float values
      float c = 10.00f;
      float d = 9.99f;
      // declaring and initializing some double values
      double x = 300.01d;
      double y = 290.344d;
      // declaring and initializing some long values
      long r = 123456l;
      long s = 35678l;
      System.out.println("Maximum of " + a +" and " + b +" is " + Math.max(a,b));
      System.out.println("Maximum of " + c +" and " + d +" is " + Math.max(c,d));
      System.out.println("Maximum of " + x +" and " + y +" is " + Math.max(x,y));
      System.out.println("Maximum of " + r +" and " + s +" is " + Math.max(r,s));
   }
}

Output

Maximum of 10 and 9 is 10
Maximum of 10.0 and 9.99 is 10.0
Maximum of 300.01 and 290.344 is 300.01
Maximum of 123456 and 35678 is 123456