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 (1.15.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)

fn solve() {
    let s = std::io::stdin();
    let mut sc = Scanner { stdin: s.lock() };
    let a: usize = sc.read();
    let b: usize = sc.read();
    let mut result1 = "".to_string();
    for _ in 0..b {
        result1.push_str(&a.to_string());
    }
    let mut result2 = "".to_string();
    for _ in 0..a {
        result2.push_str(&b.to_string());
    }
    let result = if result1 <= result2 { result1 } else { result2 };
    println!("{}", result);
}

fn main() {
    std::thread::Builder::new()
        .stack_size(64 * 1024 * 1024) // 64MB
        .spawn(|| solve())
        .unwrap()
        .join()
        .unwrap();
}

//snippet from kenkoooo
pub struct Scanner<R> {
    stdin: R,
}

impl<R: std::io::Read> Scanner<R> {
    pub fn read<T: std::str::FromStr>(&mut self) -> T {
        use std::io::Read;
        let buf = self
            .stdin
            .by_ref()
            .bytes()
            .map(|b| b.unwrap())
            .skip_while(|&b| b == b' ' || b == b'\n' || b == b'\r')
            .take_while(|&b| b != b' ' && b != b'\n' && b != b'\r')
            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
        unsafe { std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(&buf) }
            .parse()
            .ok()
            .expect("Parse error.")
    }
    pub fn read_line(&mut self) -> String {
        use std::io::Read;
        let buf = self
            .stdin
            .by_ref()
            .bytes()
            .map(|b| b.unwrap())
            .skip_while(|&b| b == b'\n' || b == b'\r')
            .take_while(|&b| b != b'\n' && b != b'\r')
            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
        unsafe { std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(&buf) }
            .parse()
            .ok()
            .expect("Parse error.")
    }
    pub fn vec<T: std::str::FromStr>(&mut self, n: usize) -> Vec<T> {
        (0..n).map(|_| self.read()).collect()
    }

    pub fn chars(&mut self) -> Vec<char> {
        self.read::<String>().chars().collect()
    }
}