Excel Get decimal part of a number Example

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This tutorials shows how to Get decimal part of a number in Excel.

If you need to get just de the decimal part of a number, you can use a simple formula based on the TRUNC function.

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Formula

=number-TRUNC(number)

Explanation

In the example, cell C6 contains this formula:

=B6-TRUNC(B6)

This formula uses the TRUNC function to figure out the the integer portion of the number, then subtract that value from the original number. The result is the decimal portion.

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The TRUNC function simply truncates (i.e. removes) numbers; it doesn’t do any rounding.

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