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Default formula to calculate out of 3 cells choose highest number

I need a formula that essentially will look at 3 cells and then produce the
larger number of the 3 cells
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Default formula to calculate out of 3 cells choose highest number

Try this:

=MAX(A1:A3)

Or:

=MAX(A1,F1,K1)

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Default formula to calculate out of 3 cells choose highest number

=MAX(A1,A2,A3)
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=MAX(A1:A3)

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Default formula to calculate out of 3 cells choose highest number

=MAX(A1:A5)

or for non-contiguous cells.
=MAX(A1,C1,K1)

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Default formula to calculate out of 3 cells choose highest number

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I need a formula that essentially will look at 3 cells and then produce the
larger number of the 3 cells


=MAX(cell_ref)


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