Rounds a number up, away from 0 (zero).

Syntax

ROUNDUP(number,num_digits)

Number     is any real number that you want rounded up.

Num_digits     is the number of digits to which you want to round the number.

Remarks

  • ROUNDUP behaves like ROUND, except that it always rounds a number up.

  • If num_digits is greater than 0 (zero), then number is rounded up to the specified number of decimal places.

  • If num_digits is 0, then number is rounded up to the nearest integer.

  • If num_digits is less than 0, then number is rounded up to the left of the decimal point.

Examples

Formula

Description (Result)

=ROUNDUP(3.2,0)

Rounds 3.2 up to zero decimal places (4)

=ROUNDUP(76.9,0)

Rounds 76.9 up to zero decimal places (77)

=ROUNDUP(3.14159,3)

Rounds 3.14159 up to three decimal places (3.142)

=ROUNDUP(-3.14159,1)

Rounds -3.14159 up to one decimal place (-3.2)

=ROUNDUP(31415.92654,-2)

Rounds 31415.92654 up to 2 decimal places to the left of the decimal (31500)

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