MIN

Description: Returns the smallest 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, =MIN(1,2,3,4) returns 1 while =MIN(A1:A4) returns the smallest value in rows 1 through 4 of column A.

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

Number1, Number2,... are 1 to 30 numbers for which you want to find the minimum 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 counted.
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, MIN returns 0.
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:

MIN(A1:A5) = 2 [the smallest of the numbers in the reference]
MIN(A1:A5, 0) = 0 [the smallest of the numbers including those in the reference]