CEILING

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Returns number rounded up, away from zero, to the nearest multiple of significance. For example, if you want to avoid using pennies in your prices and your product is priced at $4.42, use the formula =CEILING(4.42,0.05) to round prices up to the nearest nickel.

Syntax

CEILING(number,significance)

Number is the value you want to round.

Significance is the multiple to which you want to round.

Remarks

If either argument is nonnumeric, CEILING returns the #VALUE! error value.
Regardless of the sign of number, a value is rounded up when adjusted away from zero. If number is an exact multiple of significance, no rounding occurs.
If number and significance have different signs, CEILING returns the #NUM! error value.

Example

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank spreadsheet.

How?

Create a blank spreadsheet.
Select the example in the Help topic.

Selecting an example from Help
Press CTRL+C.
In the spreadsheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
To switch between viewing the formula that returns the result and the result in the cell, select the cell and press F2 and then ENTER, or click Commands and Options on the spreadsheet toolbar, click the Formula tab, and look in the Formula in active cell (active cell) box.

Formula	Description (Result)
=CEILING(2.5, 1)	Rounds 2.5 up to nearest multiple of 1 (3)
=CEILING(-2.5, -2)	Rounds -2.5 up to nearest multiple of -2 (-4)
=CEILING(-2.5, 2)	Returns an error, because -2.5 and 2 have different signs (#NUM!)
=CEILING(1.5, 0.1)	Rounds 1.5 up to the nearest multiple of 0.1 (1.5)
=CEILING(0.234, 0.01)	Rounds 0.234 up to the nearest multiple of 0.01 (0.24)