Take logs of both sides: ln(44118) = ln(3b)
From a property of logs we have ln(3b) = b*ln(3) so ln(44118) = b*ln(3); hence b = ln(44118)/ln(3)
b=ln(44118)ln(3)⇒b=9.7346654973155124
Because you have arithmetic mod 65537, you could find other answers by adding multiples of 65537 on to 44118 first. For example
b2=ln(44118+65537)ln(3)⇒b2=10.5634121082979252
(3(ln(44118+65537)ln(3)))mod(65537)=44117.99999999996
(A small numerical error creeping in there!)