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Excel ROUNDUP Function

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If you want to follow along with this tutorial, please download the example spreadsheet.

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Description

The Excel ROUNDUP function rounds a number up (away from zero) to a specified number of digits. Differ from the standard ROUND function, ROUNDUP function rounds number up whether the number is greater or less than 5.

Syntax and arguments

Formula syntax

ROUNDUP(number, num_digits)

Arguments

  • Number: Required, the number that used to round up.
  • Num_digits: Required, the number that determines the place at which number should be rounded up.
    --Num_digits > 0, round number up to the right side of decimal point, such as ROUNDUP(1235.36,1)=1235.4;
    --Num_digits = 0, round number up to the nearest integer, such as ROUNDUP(1235.36,0)=1236;
    --Num_digits < 0, round number up to the left side of decimal point, such as ROUNDUP(1235.36,-1)=1240.

Return Value

The ROUNDUP function returns to a numeric value.

Version

From Excel 2003

Remark

If argument number is > 0, the ROUNDUP number returns result >= number.

If argument number is < 0, the ROUNDUP number returns result <= number.

Usage and Examples

Example: basic usage

In range C3:G3 contains the different number of digits you want to use to round the number up in cell B4:B5, please use below formula to get the corresponding rounding results.

=ROUNDUP($B4,C$3)

Press Enter key, and drag autofill handle right to get all rounding results of the number in cell B4.

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Then drag autofill handle down to next row, the rounding results of the number in cell B5 are displayed.

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Note: If you only use the ROUNDUP function once, you can directly type the number and number digits into the function as this:

=ROUNDUP(1235.3673,2)


Relative Functions:

  • Excel ROUNDOWN Function
    The ROUNDDOWN function rounds a number down (toward zero) to a specified number of digits.


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