Problem:
Score : 200 points

Problem Statement

Given are 1-digit positive integers a and b. Consider these two strings: the concatenation of b copies of the digit a, and the concatenation of a copies of the digit b. Which of these is lexicographically smaller?

Constraints

1 \leq a \leq 9

1 \leq b \leq 9

a and b are integers.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

a b

Output

Print the lexicographically smaller of the two strings. (If the two strings are equal, print one of them.)

Sample Input 1

4 3

Sample Output 1

3333

We have two strings 444 and 3333. Between them, 3333 is the lexicographically smaller.

Sample Input 2

7 7

Sample Output 2

7777777

Solution in Rust (1.42.0) (judge verdict: Accepted)

#[allow(unused_imports)]
use itertools::Itertools;
#[allow(unused_imports)]
use num::*;
use proconio::input;
#[allow(unused_imports)]
use proconio::marker::*;
#[allow(unused_imports)]
use std::collections::*;

fn solve() {
    input! {
        a: usize, b: usize
    };

    let res = if a < b || a == b && b <= a {
        std::iter::repeat(a).take(b)
    } else {
        std::iter::repeat(b).take(a)
    }
    .join("");
    println!("{}", res);
}

fn main() {
    std::thread::Builder::new()
        .name("big stack size".into())
        .stack_size(256 * 1024 * 1024)
        .spawn(|| {
            solve();
        })
        .unwrap()
        .join()
        .unwrap();
}