COMBIN function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

COMBIN

Returns the number of possible combinations within a given set of items, excluding repetitions. For example, in a set of 3 items A, B, C, if 2 are chosen, the combinations can be AB, AC, and BC, so it returns 3 as the result.

 

Syntax

 

COMBIN(n; k)

n: Number of items in the set. Must be greater than k. Eg., 11

k: Number of items to choose for each combination. Eg., 2

 

Examples

  

Formula

Result

=COMBIN(11;2)

55

=COMBIN(24;6)

134596

=COMBIN(12;12)

1


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Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

#NUM!

  • The value of k is greater than n.

  • The value of k or n is less than 0.

 

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