MS Excel: EVEN Function (WS)

This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel EVEN function with syntax and examples.

Description

The Microsoft Excel EVEN function rounds a number up to the nearest even integer. If the number is negative, the number is rounded away from zero.

Syntax

The syntax for the Microsoft Excel EVEN function is:

EVEN( number )

Parameters or Arguments

number is a numeric value.

Applies To

The EVEN function can be used in the following versions of Microsoft Excel:

• Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

Type of Excel Function

The EVEN function can be used in Microsoft Excel as the following type of function:

• Worksheet function (WS)

Example (as Worksheet Function)

Let's look at some Excel EVEN function examples and explore how to use the EVEN function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Based on the spreadsheet above, the following Excel EVEN examples would return:

=EVEN(A1)
Result: 212

=EVEN(A2)
Result: 4

=EVEN(A3)
Result: -4

=EVEN(6121)
Result: 6122