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If you want to generate all possible combinations of 5 digits out of a set of 15 numbers without repeating any 4 digits, you can use Excel formulas to achieve this. Assuming your numbers are in a column (let's say in column A from A1 to A15), you can use the following steps:

1. Create Helper Columns:
• In column B, use the formula =A1&" "&A2&" "&A3&" "&A4&" "&A5 in cell B1. This concatenates the first 5 numbers into a single string.
• Drag the formula down for the entire column B.
2. Remove Duplicates:
• Select column B.
• Go to the "Data" tab and click on "Remove Duplicates."
• Choose only column B and click "OK." This removes duplicates, ensuring that no 4 digits are repeated.

Now, column B contains all unique combinations of 5 digits from the original set of 15 numbers.

If you want each digit to be in a separate column, you can use Text-to-Columns:

1. Text-to-Columns:
• Select column B.
• Go to the "Data" tab and click on "Text-to-Columns."
• Choose "Delimited" and click "Next."
• Choose "Space" as the delimiter and click "Finish."

Now, each column (B to F) will contain one digit from each combination.

Note: If your requirement is to create a list of all combinations programmatically without using helper columns, it involves a more complex process and might be better suited for a programming language or script rather than Excel formulas. If you need such a solution, please let me know, and I can guide you accordingly. AI was partially deployed to support the text.

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