Using Power Iteration on a Large Matrix

I have to solve the neutron diffusion equation in two dimensions, so I will have to construct a 2500x2500 matrix and solve it using power iteration and successive relaxation. Can Matlab handle this? My professor recommends Fortan but I can't use it as well as Matlab.

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Dear Alex, Of course MATLAB can handle it. The main problem comes not with MATLAB but with the processing capacity as well as memory of your computer. If your computer have enough CPU speed and enough memory(RAM) then you can do it in MATLAB.