MS Excel: MAX Function (WS)

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

Description

The Microsoft Excel MAX function returns the largest value from the numbers provided.

Syntax

The syntax for the Microsoft Excel MAX function is:

MAX( number1, [number2, ... number_n] )

Parameters or Arguments

number1, number2, ... number_n are numeric values - they can be numbers, named ranges, arrays, or references to numbers. There can be up to 30 values entered.

Applies To

The MAX 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 MAX 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 MAX function examples and explore how to use the MAX function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

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

=MAX(A2, A3)
Result: 10.5

=MAX(A3, A5, 45)
Result: 45

=MAX(A2:A6)
Result: 200

=MAX(A2:A6, 325)
Result: 325