Advanced Excel Information - N Function

Description

The N function returns a value converted to a number.

N (value)

Argument	Description	Required/Optional
Value	The value or reference to a value that you want converted. N converts values listed in the table below.	Required

Argument

Description

Required/Optional

Value

The value or reference to a value that you want converted.

N converts values listed in the table below.

Required

Value	Return Value of N
A number	That number
A date, in one of the built-in date formats available in Microsoft Excel	The serial number of that date
TRUE	1
FALSE	0
An error value, such as #DIV/0!	The error value
Anything else	0

You need not use the N function in a formula to convert values to numbers since Excel automatically converts values as necessary. This function is provided for compatibility with other spreadsheet programs.
Excel stores dates as sequential serial numbers so they can be used in calculations. By default, January 1, 1900 is serial number 1, and January 1, 2008 is serial number 39448 because it is 39,448 days after January 1, 1900.

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