CEILING

The CEILING function rounds a number up to the nearest integer multiple of specified significance.

Sample Usage

CEILING(23.25,0.1)

CEILING(A2,1)

Syntax

CEILING(value, [factor])

• value - The value to round up to the nearest integer multiple of factor.

• factor - [OPTIONAL: 1 by default] - The number to whose multiples value will be rounded.

  • factor may not be equal to 0.

Notes

• When value is positive, factor must also be positive.
• When value is negative, factor can be either negative or positive to determine which direction to round.
• CEILING is most often used with factor set to a “round” number, such as 0.1 or 0.01, in order to round to a particular decimal place.

See Also

FLOOR: The FLOOR function rounds a number down to the nearest integer multiple of specified significance.

TRUNC: Truncates a number to a certain number of significant digits by omitting less significant digits.

ROUNDUP: Rounds a number to a certain number of decimal places, always rounding up to the next valid increment.

ROUNDDOWN: The ROUNDDOWN function rounds a number to a certain number of decimal places, always rounding down to the next valid increment.

ROUND: The ROUND function rounds a number to a certain number of decimal places according to standard rules.

MROUND: Rounds one number to the nearest integer multiple of another.

INT: Rounds a number down to the nearest integer that is less than or equal to it.

Examples