Determinant calculator

How to use this calculator

Replace the matrix entries. The example is diagonal, so its determinant is $2\times4$.

Tap the math below to edit it and see the result. Once a result is ready, press Tab on a hardware keyboard to accept it. Outside a matrix, Return completes the line; the phone math keyboard has the same Return action.

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What to know

Only square matrices have a determinant. A zero determinant indicates a singular matrix.

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