Log Base 8 of 4

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What is log₈ 4?

Answer

log8 4 =
2/3 ≈ 0.6667

log8 is the log base 8.

log8 4 is the power you raise 8 to, to get 4: 8y = 4.

82/3 = (∛8)² = 2² = 4 ✓

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Answer point (4, 2/3).

The curve y = log8 x passes through (1, 0) and (8, 1) and rises: for x > 1 the log is positive, for 0 < x < 1 negative.

Log of 4 in different bases
BaseNotationValue
eln 4≈ 1.3863
10log 4≈ 0.6021
2log₂ 42
8log₈ 42/3

See Also

Log base 8 of nearby numbers

xlog₈ x
10
21/3
42/3
5≈ 0.7740

FAQ

What is log₈ 4?

log₈ 4 = 2/3 ≈ 0.6667

Why is log₈ 4 a fraction?

Both numbers are powers of 2: 8 = 2³ and 4 = 2², so 4 = 8^(2/3) and log₈ 4 = 2/3 ≈ 0.6667.

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.