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2000 AMC 12 Problem 2

Problem 2 of 25EasierArithmetic

What is 2000(20002000)?2000(2000^{2000})?

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Writing 2000=20001,2000 = 2000^1, we get 20001⋅20002000=20001+2000=20002001. \begin{gathered} 2000^1 \cdot 2000^{2000} \\ = 2000^{1 + 2000} \\ = 2000^{2001}. \end{gathered} All of the other options are larger than this. Thus, the correct answer is A.
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