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# MIN

Returns the lowest number from a list of numbers.

## Use

`MIN(number, number,...)` and replace number with the fields or expressions from which you want to retrieve the lowest number.

![401k Matching Example](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/images/icon_example.png)

401k Matching Example

```
MIN(250, Contribution__c /2)
```

This example formula determines which amount to provide in employee 401K matching based on a matching program of half of the employee's contribution or $250, whichever is less. It assumes you have a custom currency field for Contribution.

![Bonus Example](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/images/icon_example.png)

Bonus Example

```
MIN(Gross__c * Bonus_Percent__c, ​
  Performance__c / Number_of_Employees__c)
```

This example determines an employee's bonus amount based on the smallest of two amounts: the employee's gross times bonus percent or an equally divided amount of the company's performance amount among all employees. It assumes you have a custom number field for Number of Employees, a custom percent field for Bonus Percent, and currency custom fields for the employee's Gross and company's Performance.