diff --git a/test/util-file.test.js b/test/util-file.test.js
index e66a04e..cc2ab21 100644
--- a/test/util-file.test.js
+++ b/test/util-file.test.js
@@ -402,6 +402,21 @@ describe('openapi-format CLI file tests', () => {
       expect(result).toEqual({name: 'John', age: 30});
     });
 
+    it('should keep Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER as a number in YAML', async () => {
+      const result = await parseString(`value: ${Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER}`);
+      expect(result).toEqual({value: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER});
+    });
+
+    it('should keep Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER as a number in YAML', async () => {
+      const result = await parseString(`value: ${Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER}`);
+      expect(result).toEqual({value: Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER});
+    });
+
+    it('should encode YAML integers beyond the safe integer range', async () => {
+      const result = await parseString('positive: 9007199254740993\nnegative: -9007199254740993');
+      expect(result).toEqual({positive: '9007199254740993===', negative: '-9007199254740993==='});
+    });
+
     it('should preserve quoted JSON examples with high-precision numbers and following schemas', async () => {
       const yamlString = `openapi: 3.1.0
 info:
@@ -749,6 +764,30 @@ components:
       const output = encodeLargeNumbers(input);
       expect(output).toBe(input);
     });
+
+    test('should not encode Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER', () => {
+      const input = `key: ${Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER}\n`;
+      const output = encodeLargeNumbers(input);
+      expect(output).toBe('key: 9007199254740991\n');
+    });
+
+    test('should not encode Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER', () => {
+      const input = `key: ${Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER}\n`;
+      const output = encodeLargeNumbers(input);
+      expect(output).toBe('key: -9007199254740991\n');
+    });
+
+    test('should not encode a 16 digit integer that fits in a double', () => {
+      const input = 'key: 1234567890123456\n';
+      const output = encodeLargeNumbers(input);
+      expect(output).toBe('key: 1234567890123456\n');
+    });
+
+    test('should encode an integer beyond Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER', () => {
+      const input = 'key: 9007199254740993\n';
+      const output = encodeLargeNumbers(input);
+      expect(output).toBe('key: "9007199254740993==="\n');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('addQuotesToRefInString function', () => {
diff --git a/utils/file.js b/utils/file.js
index 3df9bd6..fa0fb4c 100644
--- a/utils/file.js
+++ b/utils/file.js
@@ -497,6 +497,24 @@ async function getRemoteFile(filePath) {
   return inputContent;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check whether a numeric literal survives a round-trip through `Number(...)` and
+ * `Number#toString()`.
+ * Short literals (<= 15 digits) are treated as safe; longer ones are considered unsafe
+ * when parsing/stringifying changes the literal or produces exponential notation.
+ * @param {string} source - The raw numeric literal.
+ * @returns {boolean} True when the literal would not round-trip as the same string.
+ */
+function isUnsafeNumberLiteral(source) {
+  const parsed = Number(source).toString();
+  if (parsed.includes('e')) return true;
+
+  const digitCount = source.replace(/[^0-9]/g, '').length;
+  if (digitCount <= 15) return false;
+
+  return parsed !== source;
+}
+
 /**
  * Convert large number value safely before parsing
  * @param inputContent Input content.
@@ -510,7 +528,7 @@ function encodeLargeNumbers(inputContent) {
     const rgx = new RegExp(endChar, 'g');
     const number = rawInput.replace(/: /g, '').replace(rgx, '');
     // Handle large numbers safely in javascript
-    if (Number(number).toString().includes('e') || number.replace('.', '').length > 15) {
+    if (isUnsafeNumberLiteral(number)) {
       return `: "${number}==="${endChar}`;
     } else {
       return `: ${number}${endChar}`;
@@ -535,8 +553,7 @@ function encodeLargeNumberScalars(doc) {
       }
 
       const source = value.source;
-      const digitCount = source.replace(/[^0-9]/g, '').length;
-      if (Number(source).toString().includes('e') || digitCount > 15) {
+      if (isUnsafeNumberLiteral(source)) {
         value.value = `${source}===`;
         value.type = 'QUOTE_DOUBLE';
       }