Find number which is greater than or equal to N in an array

Question

If I have a PHP array:

$array

With values:

45,41,40,39,37,31

And I have a variable:

$numb         


        

Answer 1

Here is my solution.

$array=array(10,56,78,17,30);
$num=65;
$diff=$num;
$min=$num;

foreach($array as $a){
          if( abs($a-$num)< $diff ){
              $diff=abs($a-$num);
              $min=$a;
          }
}

echo $min;