diff --git a/algorithms/C/README.md b/algorithms/C/README.md
index 77a27dbe..da034e96 100644
--- a/algorithms/C/README.md
+++ b/algorithms/C/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 - [Unique Elements in an array](arrays/unique-elements-in-an-array.c)
 - [Reverse an array](arrays/reverse-array.c)
 - [Maximum difference](arrays/maximum-difference.c)
+- [Largest Element](arrays/largestElement.c)
 
 ## Bit Manipulation
 
diff --git a/algorithms/C/arrays/largestElement.c b/algorithms/C/arrays/largestElement.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd3d6e9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/C/arrays/largestElement.c
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+            Program to compute the largest element in array
+******************************************************************************/
+#include<stdio.h>
+#define maxSize 100
+
+int main()
+{
+    int array[maxSize], size;
+    int max;
+    
+    // Scanning the size of the array
+    printf("Enter the size of the array: ");
+    scanf("%d",&size);
+
+    // Scanning the elements of array
+    printf("Enter the %d elements of the array: \n",size);
+    for(int i=0; i<size; i++)
+    {
+        printf("Element [%d]: ",i);
+        scanf("%d",&array[i]);
+    }
+
+    // Printing the array
+    printf("The input array: \n");
+    for(int i=0; i<size; i++)
+    {
+        printf("%d ", array[i]);
+    }
+
+    // Assigning the first element of the array to max variable
+    max = array[0];
+
+    // Checking for elements maximum than value of max variable
+    for(int i=1; i<size; i++)
+    {
+        if(array[i] > max)
+        {
+            max = array[i];
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Printing out the result
+    printf("\nThe largest element of the array: %d",max);
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************
+                              OUTPUT SAMPLE
+Enter the size of the array: 5
+Enter the 5 elements of the array: 
+Element [0]: 1
+Element [1]: 2
+Element [2]: 3
+Element [3]: 4
+Element [4]: 6
+The input array: 
+1 2 3 4 6 
+The largest element of the array: 6
+
+******************************************************************************/