""" Problem: Comparing two numbers written in index form like 2'11 and 3'7 is not difficult, as any calculator would confirm that 2^11 = 2048 < 3^7 = 2187. However, confirming that 632382^518061 > 519432^525806 would be much more difficult, as both numbers contain over three million digits. Using base_exp.txt, a 22K text file containing one thousand lines with a base/exponent pair on each line, determine which line number has the greatest numerical value. NOTE: The first two lines in the file represent the numbers in the example given above. """ import os from math import log10 def solution(data_file: str = "base_exp.txt") -> int: """ >>> solution() 709 """ largest = [0, 0] for i, line in enumerate(open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), data_file))): a, x = list(map(int, line.split(","))) if x * log10(a) > largest[0]: largest = [x * log10(a), i + 1] return largest[1] if __name__ == "__main__": print(solution())