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Which is bigger, 101710^{17} or 171017^{10}?

101710^{17} is bigger: 101710^{17} = 1.00000 × 101710^{17} and 171017^{10} = 2.01599 × 101210^{12}.

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The curve ln x / x, which decides every comparison of a^b with b^a. 10^17 against 17^10 is the same question as which of the two marked points is higher; the curve peaks at x = e.

How to work it out

  1. 1

    Compute both exactly: 101710^{17} = 100000000000000000 and 171017^{10} = 2015993900449.

  2. 2

    So 101710^{17} is bigger.

  3. 3

    The reason: taking logs, aba^{b} against bab^{a} is the same as ln⁡aa\frac{\ln a}{a} against ln⁡bb\frac{\ln b}{b}. The function ln⁡xx\frac{\ln x}{x} rises until x=e≈2.718x = e \approx 2.718 and falls afterwards. Both 10 and 17 are past e, where the function is decreasing, so the larger exponent loses and 101710^{17} > 171017^{10}.

    ln⁡1010 > ln⁡1717\frac{\ln 10}{10}\ >\ \frac{\ln 17}{17}
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 10^{17} = 1.00000\times 10^{17}\ >\ 17^{10} = 2015993900449 \]
\[ \frac{\ln 10}{10}\ >\ \frac{\ln 17}{17} \]

Questions

Which is bigger, 101710^{17} or 171017^{10}?

101710^{17} is bigger: 101710^{17} = 1.00000 × 101710^{17} and 171017^{10} = 2.01599 × 101210^{12}.

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