CEILING

The CEILING function rounds a number away from zero to the nearest multiple of the specified factor. Both arguments are number values.

CEILING(num-to-round, multiple-factor)

num-to-round: The number to be rounded.

multiple-factor: The number to use to determine the closest multiple. multiple-factor must have the same sign as num-to-round.

Examples
=CEILING(0.25, 1) returns 1, the nearest multiple of 1 that is greater than or equal to 0.25. =CEILING(1.25, 1) returns 2, the nearest multiple of 1 that is greater than or equal to 1.25. =CEILING(-1.25, -1) returns -2, the nearest multiple of 1 that is a greater negative value than -1.25. =CEILING(5, 2) returns 6, the nearest multiple of 2 that is greater than 5. =CEILING(73, 10) returns 80, the nearest multiple of 10 that is greater than 73. =CEILING(7, 2.5) returns 7.5, the nearest multiple of 2.5 that is greater than 7.

Examples

=CEILING(0.25, 1) returns 1, the nearest multiple of 1 that is greater than or equal to 0.25.

=CEILING(1.25, 1) returns 2, the nearest multiple of 1 that is greater than or equal to 1.25.

=CEILING(-1.25, -1) returns -2, the nearest multiple of 1 that is a greater negative value than -1.25.

=CEILING(5, 2) returns 6, the nearest multiple of 2 that is greater than 5.

=CEILING(73, 10) returns 80, the nearest multiple of 10 that is greater than 73.

=CEILING(7, 2.5) returns 7.5, the nearest multiple of 2.5 that is greater than 7.