{"id":1275,"date":"2018-07-02T17:30:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T17:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=1275"},"modified":"2023-11-03T11:11:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T11:11:38","slug":"n","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/functions\/n\/","title":{"rendered":"N function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Excel N function is a simple yet useful function that helps you determine whether a given value is a number or not. It returns either a 1 (for true, indicating a number) or a 0 (for false, indicating a non-number).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
N(value)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Using the Excel N function is quite straightforward. You simply provide a value as an argument, and the function will return 1 if the value is a number and 0 if it’s not. Let’s look at some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This formula will return 1 because 5 is a number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This formula will return 0 because “Hello” is not a number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This formula will return 1 because Excel treats the logical value TRUE as the number 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This formula will return 1 as well, as Excel considers the logical value FALSE as the number 0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This formula will return 1 because even though the value is in quotes, it represents a number in string form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Excel N function is particularly useful in data analysis and conditional formatting. It helps you quickly determine the numerical nature of a value, which can be essential when working with spreadsheets and performing calculations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Excel N function is a simple yet useful function that helps you determine whether a given value is a number or not….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[180],"yoast_head":"\nArguments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
value<\/strong><\/td> The value you want to check if it’s a number or not.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n How to use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
=N(5)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
=N(\"Hello\")<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
=N(TRUE)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
=N(FALSE)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
=N(\"12345\")<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Additional Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n