ROUNDUP function: Description, Usage, Syntax, Examples and Explanation

Syntax of ROUNDUP function

ROUNDUP(number, num_digits)

The ROUNDUP function syntax has the following arguments:

• Number: Any real number that you want rounded up.
• Num_digits: The number of digits to which you want to round number.

ROUNDUP formula explanation

• 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.

Example of ROUNDUP function

Steps to follow:

1. Open a new Excel worksheet.

2. Copy data in the following table below and paste it in cell A1

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