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Which is bigger, 9289^{28} or 28928^{9}?

9289^{28} is bigger: 9289^{28} = 5.23347 × 102610^{26} and 28928^{9} = 1.05784 × 101310^{13}.

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The curve ln x / x, which decides every comparison of a^b with b^a. 9^28 against 28^9 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: 9289^{28} = 523347633027360537213511521 and 28928^{9} = 10578455953408.

  2. 2

    So 9289^{28} 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 28 are past e, where the function is decreasing, so the larger exponent loses and 9289^{28} > 28928^{9}.

    ln⁡99 > ln⁡2828\frac{\ln 9}{9}\ >\ \frac{\ln 28}{28}
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 9^{28} = 5.23347\times 10^{26}\ >\ 28^{9} = 10578455953408 \]
\[ \frac{\ln 9}{9}\ >\ \frac{\ln 28}{28} \]

Questions

Which is bigger, 9289^{28} or 28928^{9}?

9289^{28} is bigger: 9289^{28} = 5.23347 × 102610^{26} and 28928^{9} = 1.05784 × 101310^{13}.

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