ISNUMBER

Checks whether a cell value is a valid number and returns TRUE or FALSE.

The ISNUMBER function returns TRUE if the specified value is a valid number. It returns FALSE if the value is not numeric. It is commonly used with IF and other conditional functions to validate numeric inputs before performing calculations.

Syntax#

ISNUMBER(value)

Arguments#

  • value - The value to evaluate.

Return value#

Returns TRUE if the value is a numeric value; otherwise, returns FALSE.

Example#

IF(ISNUMBER(2026 Actuals), 2026 Actuals*1.05, "Not a number")

In this example, the ISNUMBER function checks whether 2026 Actuals contains a numeric value. If the condition is TRUE, the formula applies a 5% increase to the value; otherwise, it returns 'Not a number'.

Excel equivalent#

ISNUMBER

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