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

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

Description

The Microsoft Excel PERMUT function returns the number of permutations for a specified number of items.

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

Syntax

The syntax for the PERMUT function in Microsoft Excel is:

PERMUT( number, chosen )

Parameters or Arguments

number
The number of items.
chosen
The number of items in each permutation.

Returns

The PERMUT 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 PERMUT function examples and explore how to use the PERMUT function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Microsoft Excel

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

=PERMUT(A1, A2)
Result: 30240

=PERMUT(10, 5)
Result: 30240

=PERMUT(A1, A3)
Result: 720

=PERMUT(21, 5)
Result: 2441880

=PERMUT(4, 3)
Result: 24