Question: (Intro to Java help?) Write a static method named largerDigits that accepts two integer parameters a and b and returns a new integer c where
(Intro to Java help?)
Write a static method named largerDigits that accepts two integer parameters a and b and returns a new integer c where each digit of c gets its value from the larger of a's and b's digit in the same place. That is, the ones digit of c is the larger of the ones digit of a and the ones digit of b, and the tens digit of c is the larger of the tens digit of a and the tens digit of b, and so on. You may assume that a and b are positive integers (greater than 0).
For example, suppose a is 603452384 and b is 921782. Their digits would be combined as follows to produce c:
a 603452380
b 920784
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c 952784 (return value)
Notice that if a particular digit place is absent from one number or the other, such as the 603 at the start of a above, no digit is carried over to c. The following table lists some more calls to your method and their expected return values:
| Call | Value Returned |
| largerDigits(172, 312) | 372 |
| largerDigits(21, 3) | 3 |
| largerDigits(90, 38906735) | 95 |
| largerDigits(56002, 123321) | 56322 |
| largerDigits(11223, 4466) | 4466 |
| largerDigits(12345, 12345) | 12345 |
| largerDigits(1, 34892) | 2 |
Hint: If you are building a result number, you may need to use Math.pow or accumulate a multiplier with each digit.
You may not use a String to solve this problem.
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