MAX

Description: Returns the largest number in a set of values. The set can be defined by entering the values separated by commas, or by entering the references for a range of cells. For example, =MAX(1,2,3,4) returns 4 while =MAX(A1:A4) returns the largest value in rows 1 through 4 of column A.

Syntax: MAX(Number1, Number2,...)

Number1, Number2, ... are 1 to 30 numbers for which you want to find the maximum value.

Remarks:

Arguments can either be numbers or names, arrays or references that contain numbers.
Logical values and text representations of numbers that you type directly into the list of arguments are considered.
If an argument is an array or reference, only numbers in that array or reference are used. Empty cells, logical values or text in the array or reference are ignored.
If the arguments contain no numbers, MAX returns 0 (zero).
Arguments that are error values or text that cannot be translated into numbers cause errors.

Example:

If A1:A5 contains the numbers 10, 7, 9, 27 and 2, then:

MAX(A1:A5) = 27 [the largest of the numbers in the reference]
MAX(A1:A5, 30, 19) = 30 [the largest of the numbers including those in the reference]