Largest integer in node.js

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It's kinda hard to believe -- but I can't find info about the largest possible integer allowed in node.js, in either Google or SO. There are plenty of articles on the largest integer in browser Javascript, but I just wonder things could be different in node.js.

Can anyone give some pointer? Thanks!

Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER - just like all javascript engines — Jaromanda X
– Jaromanda X, Commented Nov 22, 2016 at 10:59
Try running console.log(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER). NodeJS is fancy, but at its heart it's still just JavaScript. — Emil S. Jørgensen
– Emil S. Jørgensen, Commented Nov 22, 2016 at 10:59
You can find the response right there : developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/… — I'm_ADR
– I'm_ADR, Commented Nov 22, 2016 at 11:01

T.J. Crowder · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-22 11:06:06Z

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There are plenty of articles on the largest integer in browser Javascript, but I just wonder things could be different in node.js.

No. JavaScript is JavaScript, a language defined by specification. So the answers you find for "browser JavaScript" also apply to NodeJS.

The maximum integer value that can be represented by a IEEE-754 double-precision binary floating point number (the kind JavaScript uses) is 1.7976931348623157 x 10³⁰⁸, which is available in JavaScript as Number.MAX_VALUE.

The maximum integer that you can reliably add 1 to and not get the same value back due to a loss of precision is Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER, which is 9,007,199,254,740,991. That is, 9007199254740991 + 1 is 9007199254740992, but 9007199254740992 + 1 is also 9007199254740992. There are much larger integers that can be held (see above), but the gaps between them grow as the value increases.

edited Nov 22, 2016 at 11:06

answered Nov 22, 2016 at 10:59

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lgc_ustc Over a year ago

Thanks for pointing out "JavaScript is JavaScript". The rest all makes sense.

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