Why is math.max() returning NaN on an array of integers?

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The reason why your code doesn’t work is because Math.max is expecting each parameter to be a valid number. This is indicated in the documentation as follows:

If at least one of arguments cannot be converted to a number, the result is NaN.

In your instance you are only providing 1 argument, and that 1 value is an array not a number (it doesn’t go as far as checking what is in an array, it just stops at knowing it isn’t a valid number).

One possible solution is to explicitly call the function by passing an array of arguments. Like so:

Math.max.apply(Math, data);

What this effectively does is the same as if you manually specified each argument without an array:

Math.max(4, 2, 6, 1, 3, 7, 5, 3);

And as you can see, each argument is now a valid number, so it will work as expected.

Spreading an array

You can also spread the array. This essentially treats the array as if each item is being passed as it’s own argument.

Math.max(...data);

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