> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://gold.gitbook.io/kotlin/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://gold.gitbook.io/kotlin/collections/aggregate-operations/min.md).

# min

```kotlin
public fun <T : Comparable<T>> Iterable<T>.min(): T? {
    val iterator = iterator()
    if (!iterator.hasNext()) return null
    var min = iterator.next()
    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
        val e = iterator.next()
        if (min > e) min = e
    }
    return min
}


val list = listOf(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
println(list.min())  // 1
```