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Which is bigger, 101910^{19} or 191019^{10}?

101910^{19} is bigger: 101910^{19} = 1.00000 × 101910^{19} and 191019^{10} = 6.13106 × 101210^{12}.

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The curve ln x / x, which decides every comparison of a^b with b^a. 10^19 against 19^10 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: 101910^{19} = 10000000000000000000 and 191019^{10} = 6131066257801.

  2. 2

    So 101910^{19} 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 19 are past e, where the function is decreasing, so the larger exponent loses and 101910^{19} > 191019^{10}.

    ln⁡1010 > ln⁡1919\frac{\ln 10}{10}\ >\ \frac{\ln 19}{19}
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 10^{19} = 1.00000\times 10^{19}\ >\ 19^{10} = 6131066257801 \]
\[ \frac{\ln 10}{10}\ >\ \frac{\ln 19}{19} \]

Questions

Which is bigger, 101910^{19} or 191019^{10}?

101910^{19} is bigger: 101910^{19} = 1.00000 × 101910^{19} and 191019^{10} = 6.13106 × 101210^{12}.

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