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Which is bigger, 111511^{15} or 151115^{11}?

111511^{15} is bigger: 111511^{15} = 4.17724 × 101510^{15} and 151115^{11} = 8.64975 × 101210^{12}.

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The curve ln x / x, which decides every comparison of a^b with b^a. 11^15 against 15^11 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: 111511^{15} = 4177248169415651 and 151115^{11} = 8649755859375.

  2. 2

    So 111511^{15} 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 11 and 15 are past e, where the function is decreasing, so the larger exponent loses and 111511^{15} > 151115^{11}.

    ln⁡1111 > ln⁡1515\frac{\ln 11}{11}\ >\ \frac{\ln 15}{15}
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 11^{15} = 4.17724\times 10^{15}\ >\ 15^{11} = 8649755859375 \]
\[ \frac{\ln 11}{11}\ >\ \frac{\ln 15}{15} \]

Questions

Which is bigger, 111511^{15} or 151115^{11}?

111511^{15} is bigger: 111511^{15} = 4.17724 × 101510^{15} and 151115^{11} = 8.64975 × 101210^{12}.

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