http://projecteuler.net/problem=99

Largest exponential

Comparing two numbers written in index form like 2¹¹ and 3⁷ is not difficult, as any calculator would confirm that 2¹¹ = 2048  3⁷ = 2187.

However, confirming that 632382⁵¹⁸⁰⁶¹  519432⁵²⁵⁸⁰⁶ would be much more difficult, as both numbers contain over three million digits.

Using base_exp.txt , a  text file containing one thousand lines with a base/exponent pair on each line, determine which line number has the greatest numerical value.