{"id":1251,"date":"2018-07-02T17:20:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T17:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2023-11-03T10:25:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T10:25:29","slug":"min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/functions\/min\/","title":{"rendered":"MIN function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Excel MIN Function is a powerful tool that helps you find the smallest value in a set of numbers or a range of cells. It&#8217;s like finding the lowest score in a game or the cheapest item in a list of prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Syntax<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MIN(number1, [number2], &#8230;)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arguments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>number1<\/strong><\/td><td>The first number or range you want to compare.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>[number2]<\/strong><\/td><td>(Optional) Additional numbers or ranges to compare. You can have up to 255 arguments.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the MIN function in Excel to find the smallest value among a group of numbers or a range of cells. Here&#8217;s how you can use it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suppose you have a list of test scores in cells A1 to A5, and you want to find the lowest score:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=MIN(A1:A5)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This formula will return the smallest score from the range A1 to A5. It&#8217;s like asking Excel to look at all the numbers in that range and tell you which one is the smallest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have multiple sets of numbers, you can compare them by including them as separate arguments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=MIN(A1:A5, B1:B5, C1:C5)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Excel will find the minimum value among all the specified ranges. It&#8217;s like finding the smallest score from three different classes of students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at a few more examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example 1:<\/strong> Finding the lowest price among different products:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=MIN(10, 15, 8, 20, 12)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This formula will return the value 8 because it&#8217;s the smallest number among the given values, just like finding the cheapest item among different prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example 2:<\/strong> Finding the earliest year among a range of years:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=MIN(2000, 2005, 2010, 1995, 2022)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Excel will return 1995, which is the earliest year in the list, similar to finding the oldest year in a set of historical events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example 3:<\/strong> Finding the minimum temperature for a week in Celsius:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=MIN(C2:C8)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If your temperature data is in cells C2 to C8, this formula will give you the lowest temperature recorded during the week, like identifying the coldest day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re dealing with non-numeric values, Excel will consider them as 0 when using the MIN function. 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