MAXReturns the maximum value in a numeric dataset.
Sample Usage
MAX(A2:A100,B2:B100,4,26)
MAX(1,2,3,4,5,C6:C20)
Syntax
MAX(value1, [value2, …])
value1 – The first value or range to consider when calculating the maximum value.
value2, … – [ OPTIONAL ] – Additional values or ranges to consider when calculating the maximum value.
Notes
Although MAX is specified as taking a maximum of 30 arguments, Google Sheets supports an arbitrary number of arguments for this function.
Each value argument must be a cell, a number, or a range containing numbers. Cells without numbers or ranges are ignored. Entering text values will cause MAX to return the #VALUE! error. To allow text values, use MAXA.
See Also
SMALL: Returns the nth smallest element from a data set, where n is user-defined.
RANK: Returns the rank of a specified value in a dataset.
QUARTILE: Returns a value nearest to a specified quartile of a dataset.
PERCENTRANK: Returns the percentage rank (percentile) of a specified value in a dataset.
PERCENTILE: Returns the value at a given percentile of a dataset.
MINA: Returns the minimum numeric value in a dataset.
MIN: Returns the minimum value in a numeric dataset.
MEDIAN: Returns the median value in a numeric dataset.
MAXA: Returns the maximum numeric value in a dataset.
LARGE: Returns the nth largest element from a data set, where n is user-defined.
AVERAGEA: Returns the numerical average value in a dataset.
AVERAGE: The AVERAGE function returns the numerical average value in a dataset, ignoring text.
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