The Excel LOG10 Function

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LOG Function

Base 10 Logarithm

The Logarithm of a number, to a given base, is the power to which the base must be raised to give that number.

The Base 10 Logarithm of a number, (also known as the Common Logarithm and written as Log₁₀(x) ), is the logarithm to the base 10.

Therefore,

If 10^x = y Then Log₁₀(y) = x

Basic Description

The Excel LOG10 function calculates the base 10 logarithm of a given number.

The format of the function is :

LOG10( Number )

where the Number argument is a positive real number that you want to calculate the base 10 logarithm of.

In the examples below, the Excel Log10 function is used to calculate the base 10 logarithms of different numbers.

The format of the functions is shown in the spreadsheet on the left and the result is shown in the spreadsheet on the right.

Formulas

Results

Further examples of the Excel Log10 function can be found on the Microsoft Office website.

If you get an error from your Excel Log10 function, use the following table to diagnose the likely cause :

#NUM!	-	Produced if the supplied Number argument is negative or zero
#NAME?	-	Produced if the supplied Number argument or the supplied Base argument is not a numeric value