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ISNUMBER

Definition of ISNUMBER

Checks whether a value is a number.

Sample Usage

ISNUMBER(A2)

ISNUMBER(4)

Syntax

ISNUMBER(value)

  • value - The value to be verified as a number.

    *ISNUMBER returns TRUE if this is a number or a reference to a cell containing a numeric value and FALSE otherwise.

Notes

  • This function is most often used in conjunction with IF in conditional statements.

  • Note that supplying a number enclosed in a string (e.g. ISNUMBER("123")) will cause this function to return FALSE.

See Also

ISTEXT: Checks whether a value is text.

ISREF: Checks whether a value is a valid cell reference.

ISODD: Checks whether the provided value is odd.

ISNONTEXT: Checks whether a value is non-textual.

ISNA: Checks whether a value is the error `#N/A`.

ISLOGICAL: Checks whether a value is `TRUE` or `FALSE`.

ISEVEN: Checks whether the provided value is even.

ISERROR: Checks whether a value is an error.

ISERR: Checks whether a value is an error other than `#N/A`.

ISBLANK: Checks whether the referenced cell is empty.

IF: Returns one value if a logical expression is `TRUE` and another if it is `FALSE`.

In order to use the ISNUMBER formula, start with your edited Excellentable

 

Then type in the ISNUMBER Formula in the area you would like to display the outcome:

 

Type in the complete ISNUMBER formula for a cell as shown below:

 

Excellentable will generate the outcome when hitting enter. 

A
B
C
1
State
Population
Total area in mi2
Land area in mi2
Water area in mi2
2
Alabama
4833722
52,420 (135,767)
3
Alaska
735132
665,384 (1,723,337)
4
Arizona
6626624
113,990 (295,233)
5
Arkansas
2959373
53,179 (137,733)
6
California
38332521
163,695 (423,968)
7
Colorado
5268367
104,094 (269,602)
8
Connecticut
3596080
5,543 (14,356)
9
Delaware
925749
2,489 (6,446)
10
Florida
19552860
65,758 (170,312)
11
Georgia
9992167
59,425 (153,910)
12
Hawaii
1404054
10,932 (28,314)
13
Idaho
1612136
83,569 (216,443)
14
15
TRUE
D
E
F
1
House seat(s)
2
50,645 (131,170)
1,775 (4,597)
7
3
570,641 (1,477,950)
94,743 (245,383)
1
4
113,594 (294,207)
396 (1,026)
9
5
52,035 (134,770)
1,143 (2,960)
4
6
155,779 (403,466)
7,916 (20,502)
53
7
103,642 (268,432)
452 (1,171)
7
8
4,842 (12,541)
701 (1,816)
5
9
1,949 (5,048)
540 (1,399)
1
10
53,625 (138,888)
12,133 (31,424)
27
11
57,513 (148,958)
1,912 (4,950)
14
12
6,423 (16,635)
4,509 (11,678)
2
13
82,643 (214,044)
926 (2,398)
2
14
15
G
1
2
TRUE
3
TRUE
4
TRUE
5
FALSE
6
TRUE
7
FALSE
8
TRUE
9
FALSE
10
TRUE
11
FALSE
12
TRUE
13
FALSE
14
15

 

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