Log Base 3 of 81

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What is log₃ 81?

Answer

log3 81 =
4

log3 is the log base 3.

log3 81 is the power you raise 3 to, to get 81: 3y = 81.

3⁴ = 81 ✓

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Answer point (81, 4).

The curve y = log3 x passes through (1, 0) and (3, 1) and rises: for x > 1 the log is positive, for 0 < x < 1 negative.

Log of 81 in different bases
BaseNotationValue
eln 81≈ 4.3944
10log 81≈ 1.9085
2log₂ 81≈ 6.3399
3log₃ 814

See Also

Log base 3 of nearby numbers

FAQ

What is log₃ 81?

log₃ 81 = 4

How to find log₃ 81 without a calculator?

Write 81 as a power of 3: 81 = 3⁴. The exponent is the answer: log₃ 81 = 4.

What does log without a base mean?

At school and on a calculator, log x without a base is the common log, base 10: log 100 = 2. In Python, math.log(x) is the natural log ln x; in Excel, LN is the natural log and LOG is base 10.