Log Base 4 of 8

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What is log₄ 8?

Answer

log4 8 =
3/2 = 1.5

log4 is the log base 4.

log4 8 is the power you raise 4 to, to get 8: 4y = 8.

43/2 = (√4)³ = 2³ = 8 ✓

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Answer point (8, 3/2).

The curve y = log4 x passes through (1, 0) and (4, 1) and rises: for x > 1 the log is positive, for 0 < x < 1 negative.

Log of 8 in different bases
BaseNotationValue
eln 8≈ 2.0794
10log 8≈ 0.9031
2log₂ 83
4log₄ 83/2

See Also

Log base 4 of nearby numbers

FAQ

What is log₄ 8?

log₄ 8 = 3/2 = 1.5

Why is log₄ 8 a fraction?

Both numbers are powers of 2: 4 = 2² and 8 = 2³, so 8 = 4^(3/2) and log₄ 8 = 3/2 = 1.5.

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.