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Which is bigger, 101810^{18} or 181018^{10}?

101810^{18} is bigger: 101810^{18} = 1.00000 × 101810^{18} and 181018^{10} = 3.57046 × 101210^{12}.

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The curve ln x / x, which decides every comparison of a^b with b^a. 10^18 against 18^10 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: 101810^{18} = 1000000000000000000 and 181018^{10} = 3570467226624.

  2. 2

    So 101810^{18} 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 18 are past e, where the function is decreasing, so the larger exponent loses and 101810^{18} > 181018^{10}.

    ln⁡1010 > ln⁡1818\frac{\ln 10}{10}\ >\ \frac{\ln 18}{18}
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 10^{18} = 1.00000\times 10^{18}\ >\ 18^{10} = 3570467226624 \]
\[ \frac{\ln 10}{10}\ >\ \frac{\ln 18}{18} \]

Questions

Which is bigger, 101810^{18} or 181018^{10}?

101810^{18} is bigger: 101810^{18} = 1.00000 × 101810^{18} and 181018^{10} = 3.57046 × 101210^{12}.

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