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# Integer comparison

```ruby
var a = read("a: ", Number)
var b = read("b: ", Number)
 
if (a < b) {
    say 'Lower'
}
elsif (a == b) {
    say 'Equal'
}
elsif (a > b) {
    say 'Greater'
}
```

#### Output:

```
% sidef numcmp.sf
a: 21
b: 42
Lower
```