Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER

The Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER constant represents the minimum safe integer in JavaScript (-(253 - 1)).

Property attributes of Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER
Writable no
Enumerable no
Configurable no

Description

The MIN_SAFE_INTEGER constant has a value of -9007199254740991. The reasoning behind that number is that JavaScript uses double-precision floating-point format numbers as specified in IEEE 754 and can only safely represent numbers between -(253 - 1) and 253 - 1.

Because MIN_SAFE_INTEGER is a static property of Number, you always use it as Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER, rather than as a property of a Number object you created.

Examples

JavaScript
Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER // -9007199254740991
-(Math.pow(2, 53) - 1)  // -9007199254740991

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
ECMAScript 2015 (6th Edition, ECMA-262)
The definition of 'Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER' in that specification.
Standard Initial definition.
ECMAScript 2017 Draft (ECMA-262)
The definition of 'Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER' in that specification.
Draft  

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 34 31 (31) No support (Yes) No support
Feature Android Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support (Yes) (Yes) 32.0 (32) No support No support No support

See also

License

© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/javascript/reference/global_objects/number/min_safe_integer

ECMAScript6 JavaScript Number Property