How do you find the largest number in a given array?

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Accepted Answer

To find the largest number in an array, loop through the array and compare each element with a variable holding the current largest number.

Initialize a variable with the first element of the array
Loop through the array and compare each element with the variable holding the current largest number
If the current element is larger than the variable, update the variable with the current element
After the loop, the variable will hold the largest number in the array

Accepted Answer

arr = [12, 20, 37, 58, 6, 1, 100, 50]

Max = arr[0]

for i in range(len(arr)) :

if arr[ i ] > Max:

Max = arr[ i ]

Print(Max)