ROUNDUP function: Description, Usage, Syntax, Examples and Explanation
What is ROUNDUP function in Excel?
ROUNDUP function is one of the Math and Trig functions in Microsoft Excel that rounds a number up, away from 0 (zero).
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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| Formula | Description (Result) | 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 point. | 31500 |