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Which is bigger, 9159^{15} or 15915^{9}?

9159^{15} is bigger: 9159^{15} = 2.05891 × 101410^{14} and 15915^{9} = 38443359375.

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The curve ln x / x, which decides every comparison of a^b with b^a. 9^15 against 15^9 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: 9159^{15} = 205891132094649 and 15915^{9} = 38443359375.

  2. 2

    So 9159^{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 9 and 15 are past e, where the function is decreasing, so the larger exponent loses and 9159^{15} > 15915^{9}.

    ln⁡99 > ln⁡1515\frac{\ln 9}{9}\ >\ \frac{\ln 15}{15}
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 9^{15} = 2.05891\times 10^{14}\ >\ 15^{9} = 38443359375 \]
\[ \frac{\ln 9}{9}\ >\ \frac{\ln 15}{15} \]

Questions

Which is bigger, 9159^{15} or 15915^{9}?

9159^{15} is bigger: 9159^{15} = 2.05891 × 101410^{14} and 15915^{9} = 38443359375.

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