Author: Oscar Cronquist Article last updated on October 01, 2018

The COMBINA function calculates the number of combinations for a given number of elements from a larger group of elements.

Formula in cell D3:

=COMBINA(B3,C3)

Excel Function Syntax

COMBINA(number, number_chosen)

Arguments

number Required. A number greater than or equal to zero and greater than or equal to Number_chosen.
number_chosen Required. A number greater than or equal to 0.

Comments

The example above shows all combinations from 2 out of 3 numbers (1,2,3) with repetition allowed.