Find the largest number in a list.
Input
The first line contains an integer n, the count of numbers.
The second line contains n integers separated by spaces.
Output
A single integer: the maximum of the n numbers.
Maximum in a List
Easyarrays
Examples
Example 1
- Input
3 4 2 7
- Output
7
The largest of 4, 2, 7 is 7.
Example 2
- Input
1 5
- Output
5
A single element is the maximum.
Example 3
- Input
5 -3 -1 -7 -2 -9
- Output
-1
With all negatives, the closest to zero wins: -1.
Constraints
- 1 <= n <= 10^5
- -10^9 <= each number <= 10^9
Hints
Reveal hint 1
Read all the numbers, then track the largest as you go — or use a built-in max function.
Reveal hint 2
Reading everything at once and splitting on whitespace handles both the count and the numbers uniformly.
Reference solution (spoiler — try it yourself first)
Approach
Read all integers; the first is the count, the rest are the list. Print the maximum of the list.
import sys
data = sys.stdin.read().split()
n = int(data[0])
nums = list(map(int, data[1:1 + n]))
print(max(nums))
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