Find max value in a data set but assign new value to result

[ExcelLearner2395]

Hi everyone,

I'm using windows 10 and office 365.

I was hoping you could help me to change the output of a max function. I'm trying to use a formula that would assign a value of 1/2/3 to the ouput depending on if the highest value is in column A/B/C. For example:

967	616	599	1
440	507	200	2
271	193	491	3
494	534	291	2

Where the final column would have the formula creating the results of the max from the 3 others. 

I hope this somewhat makes sense.

Thanks for any help! 

[#2]

@ExcelLearner2395 

=XMATCH(MAX(range),range))

[#3]

you can use:
=MATCH(MAX(A1:A3),A1:A3,0)

[#4]

@ExcelLearner2395 

As variant

=XMATCH(1e20,range,-1)

[#5]

@Sergei Baklan 

Nice, it's so easy to forget the MAX/MIN capabilities of XMATCH and its elder sibling XLOOKUP. 

[#6]

so it is interesting. you can also use:
=XMATCH(,range,-1) as long as all the values are numeric values but any text>number and blank is > text
but it appears you can use:
=XMATCH("",range,-1) as any text or blank is > "" and therefore only a number will be found

[#7]

@mtarler , good point