diff --git a/esphome/components/number/number.cpp b/esphome/components/number/number.cpp
index b6a845b19b..4769c1ed12 100644
--- a/esphome/components/number/number.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/number/number.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,27 @@ namespace number {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "number";
 
+// Function implementation of LOG_NUMBER macro to reduce code size
+void log_number(const char *tag, const char *prefix, const char *type, Number *obj) {
+  if (obj == nullptr) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(tag, "%s%s '%s'", prefix, type, obj->get_name().c_str());
+
+  if (!obj->get_icon().empty()) {
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(tag, "%s  Icon: '%s'", prefix, obj->get_icon().c_str());
+  }
+
+  if (!obj->traits.get_unit_of_measurement().empty()) {
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(tag, "%s  Unit of Measurement: '%s'", prefix, obj->traits.get_unit_of_measurement().c_str());
+  }
+
+  if (!obj->traits.get_device_class().empty()) {
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(tag, "%s  Device Class: '%s'", prefix, obj->traits.get_device_class().c_str());
+  }
+}
+
 void Number::publish_state(float state) {
   this->set_has_state(true);
   this->state = state;
diff --git a/esphome/components/number/number.h b/esphome/components/number/number.h
index 49bcbb857c..f38e84fd34 100644
--- a/esphome/components/number/number.h
+++ b/esphome/components/number/number.h
@@ -9,19 +9,12 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace number {
 
-#define LOG_NUMBER(prefix, type, obj) \
-  if ((obj) != nullptr) { \
-    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "%s%s '%s'", prefix, LOG_STR_LITERAL(type), (obj)->get_name().c_str()); \
-    if (!(obj)->get_icon().empty()) { \
-      ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "%s  Icon: '%s'", prefix, (obj)->get_icon().c_str()); \
-    } \
-    if (!(obj)->traits.get_unit_of_measurement().empty()) { \
-      ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "%s  Unit of Measurement: '%s'", prefix, (obj)->traits.get_unit_of_measurement().c_str()); \
-    } \
-    if (!(obj)->traits.get_device_class().empty()) { \
-      ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "%s  Device Class: '%s'", prefix, (obj)->traits.get_device_class().c_str()); \
-    } \
-  }
+// Forward declaration
+class Number;
+void log_number(const char *tag, const char *prefix, const char *type, Number *obj);
+
+// Macro that calls the function - kept for backward compatibility
+#define LOG_NUMBER(prefix, type, obj) log_number(TAG, prefix, LOG_STR_LITERAL(type), obj)
 
 #define SUB_NUMBER(name) \
  protected: \