Excel: Permut Function

In Excel, the Permut function returns the number of permutations for a specified number of items.

The syntax for the Permut function is:

Permut( number, chosen )

number is the number of items.

chosen is the number of items in each permutation.

Applies To:

For example:

Let's take a look at an example:

Based on the Excel spreadsheet above:

=Permut(A1, A2) would return 30240

=Permut(A1, A3) would return 720

=Permut(21, 5) would return 2441880