FLOOR

FLOOR(number, significance)

Returns the number rounded down to the nearest integer or multiple.

numberThe number to be rounded down.
significanceThe multiple you want the number rounded to.

REMARKS
* FLOOR.MATH was added in Excel 2013 to replace this function.
* Positive decimal numbers with a positive significance are rounded down.
* Positive decimal numbers with a negative significance returns #NUM!
* Negative decimal numbers with a positive significance are rounded down.
* Negative decimal numbers with a negative significance are rounded up.
* If "significance" = 0 and "number" <> 0, then #DIV/0! is returned.
* If "significance" = 0 and "number" = 0, then zero is returned.
* This function is only available for backwards compatibility and should not be used.
* There was also a CEILING function that rounded a number down.
* This function has been available since Excel 1997.
* For the Microsoft documentation refer to support.microsoft.com

 A
1=FLOOR(1.9, 1) = 1
2=FLOOR(1.1, 1) = 1
3=FLOOR(1.1, -1) = #NUM!
4=FLOOR(3.1, 3) = 3
5=FLOOR(9.1, 9) = 9
6=FLOOR(15.1, 15) = 15
7=FLOOR(-1.1, 1) = -2
8=FLOOR(-1.1, -1) = -1
9=FLOOR(-1.1, 1) = -2
10=FLOOR(-1.1, 1) = -2
11=FLOOR(-1.1, 3) = -3
12=FLOOR(-1.1, 3) = -3
13=FLOOR(-1.1, 9) = -9
14=FLOOR(-1.1, 15) = -15
15=FLOOR(13, 2) = 12
16=FLOOR(-13, 2) = -14
17=FLOOR(8.26, 0.05) = 8.25
18=FLOOR(0.234, 0.01) = 0.23
19=FLOOR(15, 0) = #DIV/0!
20=FLOOR("", 1) = #VALUE!

1 - What is 1.9 rounded down to a multiple of 1.
2 - What is 1.1 rounded down to a multiple of 1.
3 - What is 1.1 rounded down to a multiple of -1. When "multiple" < 0, the absolute value is not taken.
4 - What is 3.1 rounded down to a multiple of 3.
5 - What is 9.1 rounded down to a multiple of 9.
6 - What is 15.1 rounded down to a multiple of 15.
7 - What is -1.1 rounded down to a multiple of 1.
8 - What is -1.1 rounded down to a multiple of -1. This is actually rounded up.
9 - What is -1.1 rounded down to a multiple of 1.
10 - What is -1.1 rounded down to a multiple of 1.
11 - What is -1.1 rounded down to a multiple of 3.
12 - What is -1.1 rounded down to a multiple of 3.
13 - What is -1.1 rounded down to a multiple of 9.
14 - What is -1.1 rounded down to a multiple of 15.
15 - What is 13 rounded down to a multiple of 2.
16 - What is -13 rounded down to a multiple of 2.
17 - What is 8.26 rounded down to a multiple of 0.05.
18 - What is 0.234 rounded down to a multiple of 0.01.
19 - What is 15 rounded down to a multiple of 0.
20 - If any of the arguments are not numeric.

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