INT Function in Excel: Whole Number Part (Rounds Down)

⏱ 1 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

MathLevel: BeginnerAvailable in: Excel 2007+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. Example 2
  5. Example 3
  6. Related functions

INT rounds a number down to the nearest integer. On dates with times, it strips the time.

Syntax

=INT(number)
Argument What it means
number Any number.

Examples

Example 1

=INT(8.9)

8.

Example 2

=INT(-8.9)

−9 (down, not towards zero — use TRUNC for −8).

Example 3

=INT(A2)

Date only from a date-time stamp.

TRUNC · ROUNDDOWN · MOD

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