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

Syntax of BITLSHIFT function

BITLSHIFT(number, shift_amount)

The BITLSHIFT function syntax has the following arguments.

• Number    Required. Number must be an integer greater than or equal to 0.
• Shift_amount    Required. Shift_amount must be an integer.

BITLSHIFT formula explanation

• Shifting a number left is equivalent to adding zeros (0) to the right of the binary representation of the number. For example, a 2-bit shift to the left on the decimal value 4 converts its binary value (100) to 10000, or 16 in decimal.
• If either argument is outside their constraints, BITLSHIFT returns the #NUM! error value.
• If Number is greater than (2^48)-1, BITLSHIFT returns the #NUM! error value.
• If the absolute value of Shift_amount is greater than 53, BITLSHIFT returns the #NUM! error value.
• If either argument is a non-numeric value, BITLSHIFT returns the #VALUE! error value.
• A negative number used as the Shift_amount argument shifts the number of bits to the right.
• A negative number used as the Shift_amount argument returns the same result as a positive shift_amount argument for the BITRSHIFT function.

Example of BITLSHIFT 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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