The product rule: logb(MN)=logb(M)+logb(N)\log_b(MN) = log_b(M) + log_b(N)logb(MN)=logb(M)+logb(N) The quotient rule: logb(MN)=logb(M)−logb(N)\log_b(\frac{M}{N}) = log_b(M) - log_b(N)logb(NM)=logb(M)−logb(N)
The power rule: logb(Mp)=p⋅logb(M)\log_b(M^p) = p \cdot \log_b(M)logb(Mp)=p⋅logb(M)
The properties apply for any values of M, N and bbb for which each logarithm is defined, which is MMM, N>0N > 0N>0 and 0<b≠10 < b \ne 10<b=1