Which is bigger, or ?
is bigger: = 1.86264 × and = 20511149.
How to work it out
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Compute both exactly: = 186264514923095703125 and = 20511149.
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So is bigger.
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The reason: taking logs, against is the same as against . The function rises until and falls afterwards. Both 5 and 29 are past e, where the function is decreasing, so the larger exponent loses and > .
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 5^{29} = 1.86264\times 10^{20}\ >\ 29^{5} = 20511149 \]
\[ \frac{\ln 5}{5}\ >\ \frac{\ln 29}{29} \]Questions
Which is bigger, or ?
is bigger: = 1.86264 × and = 20511149.