RANDBETWEEN Function

The RANDBETWEEN function is one of the math and trigonometry functions. The function returns a random number greater than or equal to lower-bound and less than or equal to upper-bound.

The RANDBETWEEN function syntax is:

RANDBETWEEN(lower-bound, upper-bound)

where

lower-bound is the smallest integer value.

upper-bound is the largest integer value.

The numeric values can be entered manually or included into the cells you make reference to.

Note: if lower-bound is a greater than upper-bound, the function will return #NUM! error.

To apply the RANDBETWEEN function,

  1. select the cell where you wish to display the result,
  2. click the Insert Function Insert Function icon icon situated at the top toolbar,
    or right-click within a selected cell and select the Insert Function option from the menu,
    or click the Function icon icon situated at the formula bar,
  3. select the Math and trigonometry function group from the list,
  4. click the RANDBETWEEN function,
  5. enter the required arguments separating them by comma,
  6. press the Enter button.

The result will be displayed in the selected cell.

RANDBETWEEN Function