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MS Excel: How to use the COMBIN Function (WS)

This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel COMBIN function with syntax and examples.

Description

The Microsoft Excel COMBIN function returns the number of combinations for a specified number of items.

The COMBIN function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as a Math/Trig Function. It can be used as a worksheet function (WS) in Excel. As a worksheet function, the COMBIN function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.

Syntax

The syntax for the COMBIN function in Microsoft Excel is:

COMBIN( number, chosen )

Parameters or Arguments

number
The number of items.
chosen
The number of items in a combination.

Returns

The COMBIN function returns a numeric value.

Applies To

  • Excel for Office 365, Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

Type of Function

  • Worksheet function (WS)

Example (as Worksheet Function)

Let's look at some Excel COMBIN function examples and explore how to use the COMBIN function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Microsoft Excel

Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following COMBIN examples would return:

=COMBIN(A1, A2)
Result: 252

=COMBIN(A1, A3)
Result: 120

=COMBIN(21, 5)
Result: 20349