array_1 = [1, 2, 3, 4] array_2 = [3, 4, 5, 6] result = [] for e1 in array_1: for e2 in array_2: if e1 == e2: result.append(e1) if len(result) > 0: min_val = result[0] else: min_val = -1 print(min(result))