LARGE function: Description, Usage, Syntax, Examples and Explanation

Syntax of LARGE function

LARGE(array, k)

The LARGE function syntax has the following arguments:

• Array    Required. The array or range of data for which you want to determine the k-th largest value.
• K    Required. The position (from the largest) in the array or cell range of data to return.

LARGE function formula explanation

• If array is empty, LARGE returns the #NUM! error value.
• If k ≤ 0 or if k is greater than the number of data points, LARGE returns the #NUM! error value.

If n is the number of data points in a range, then LARGE(array,1) returns the largest value, and LARGE(array,n) returns the smallest value.

Example of LARGE function

Steps to follow:

1. Open a new Excel worksheet.

2. Copy data in the following table below and paste it in cell A1

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