What is BASE function in Excel?
The Base function is one of the math functions of Excel.
It Converts a number into a text representation with a given radix(base).
We can find this function in Math & trig category of insert function Tab.
How to use Base function in excel
- Click on an empty cell (like F5 )
2. Click on the fx icon (or press shift+F3)
3. In the insert function tab you will see all functions
4. Select math and trig category
5. Select BASE function
6. Then select ok
7. In the function arguments Tab you will see BASE function
8. In the number box you must enter one number (for example 56)
9. Radix is the base number you want to convert into (for example 10)
10. Min_length is the minimum length of the returned string. if you want to add zero to begin of the string put a value more than 3
11. If you enter values(56,10,3) result will be 056, As shown below:
12. If you enter values(12,2,0) result will be 1100, As shown below:
13. If you enter values(12,2,5) result will be 01100, As shown below:
14. You will see results in the formula result section
Things to Remember
- The argument of this function is number
- The argument of this function is required and not optional
- This function is available for all excel versions(2007-2019)
Examples of BASE function in Excel
Example 1:
How to use BASE function in excel
You can see examples of BASE function below:
base(A2,B2,C2) ----->>>>answer is 056
base(A3,B3,C3) ----->>>>answer is 1100
base(A4,B4,C4) ----->>>>answer is 01100
base(A5,B5,C5) ----->>>>answer is 000121
base(A6,B6,C6) ----->>>>answer is 0236What is the purpose of BASE function?
It Converts a number into a text representation with a given radix(base).
What is the Return value of BASE function?
It returns a number.
How many arguments does BASE function have?
This function has just 1 Argument.
The argument of BASE function is number.
In the number box you must enter one number (for example 56).
Radix is the base number you want to convert into (for example 10).
Min_length is the minimum length of the returned string. if you want to add zero to begin of the string put a value more than 3.
The argument of BASE function is required and not optional.
BASE(number) = number
Which version of excel supports BASE function?
This function is available for all excel versions (2003-2019)
