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

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

Description

The Microsoft Excel PRODUCT function multiplies the numbers and returns the product.

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

Syntax

The syntax for the PRODUCT function in Microsoft Excel is:

PRODUCT( number1, number2, ... number_n )

Parameters or Arguments

number1, number2, ... number_n
The numbers to multiply together. There can be up to 30 numbers entered.

Returns

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

Microsoft Excel

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

=PRODUCT(A1, A2)
Result: 12

=PRODUCT(A1, A2, A3)
Result: 54

=PRODUCT(A1, A2, A3, A4)
Result: -366.12

=PRODUCT(A1, A2, A3, A4, -2)
Result: 732.24