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Suppose that \log_23 is a rational number. Since \log_23>0, \log_23=\frac{a}{b},

where a,b\in\mathbb N. Then 3=2^{\frac{a}{b}}, and therefore, 3^b=2^a. But the last equality is impossible beacause the natural number 2^a is divisible by 2, but the number 3^b is not divisible by 2. This contradiction proves that the assumption was wrong, hence \log_23 is irrational.

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