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:
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
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