MAX Function - Excel


Overview


The MAX function in Excel is a useful tool for finding the highest value in a range of cells. The function will return the maximum (largest) value from a specified set of values. You can provide up to 255 arguments.

An example of the MAX function in Excel

Example:

=MAX(3, 400, 25)

Syntax:

=MAX(number1, [number2], ...)

number1, number2, ...: These are the values or ranges that you want to find the maximum value from.


Example


In the example above, the MAX function takes in cells C2 through C11 and returns the largest value, which is 500.


Interactive GSheet