Author: Oscar Cronquist Article last updated on May 11, 2022

The BITOR function performs a bitwise 'OR' of two numbers.

Bitwise meaning each digit in the binary equivalent.

Formula in cell D3:

=BITOR(B3, B4)

Number 5 is 101 binary and number 9 is 1001. If at least one bit is 1 the returning digit is 1.

101 + 1101 = 1101. 1101 is number 13.

Excel Function Syntax

BITOR(number1, number2)

Arguments

number1 Required. The first number.
number1 Required. The second number.

Comments

The maximum number you can use in any of the arguments is 2^48 = 2.81475E+14.