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

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

Description

The Microsoft Excel EVEN function rounds a number up to the nearest even integer. If the number is negative, the number is rounded away from zero.

The EVEN 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 EVEN function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.

Syntax

The syntax for the EVEN function in Microsoft Excel is:

EVEN( number )

Parameters or Arguments

number
A numeric value to round up to the nearest even integer.

Returns

The EVEN function returns an integer 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 EVEN function examples and explore how to use the EVEN function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Microsoft Excel

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

=EVEN(A1)
Result: 212

=EVEN(A2)
Result: 4

=EVEN(A3)
Result: -4

=EVEN(6121)
Result: 6122