//  [rust]
#![allow(unused_macros)]
#![allow(dead_code)]
#![allow(unused_imports)]

use itertools::Itertools;
use proconio::*;
use std::collections::VecDeque;
use std::io::stdin;
use std::str::FromStr;
use text_io::*;

const U_INF: usize = 1 << 60;
const I_INF: isize = 1 << 60;

fn main() {
    let mut sc = Scanner::new();
    let mut s = sc.next_chars();
    let k = sc.next_usize();

    let c = s[0];
    let mut all_same = true;
    for &ci in &s {
        if c != ci {
            all_same = false;
        }
    }

    if all_same {
        println!("{}", s.len() * k / 2);
    } else {
        let mut ans = 0;
        for i in 1..s.len() {
            if s[i - 1] == s[i] {
                ans += k as isize;
                s[i] = '!';
            }
        }
    
        if s[0] == s[s.len() - 1] {
            let mut a = 0;
            let c = s[0];
            for i in 1..s.len() {
                if s[i] != c {
                    a = i;
                    break;
                }
            }

            let mut b = 0;
            for i in (1..s.len() - 1).rev() {
                if s[i] != c {
                    b = s.len() - i - 1;
                    break;
                }
            }

            ans -= (k as isize - 1) * (a as isize / 2 + b as isize / 2 - (a + b) as isize / 2);
        }
    
        println!("{}", ans);
    };
}

pub struct Scanner {
    buf: VecDeque<String>,
}

impl Scanner {
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        Self {
            buf: VecDeque::new(),
        }
    }

    fn scan_line(&mut self) {
        let mut flag = 0;
        while self.buf.is_empty() {
            let mut s = String::new();
            stdin().read_line(&mut s).unwrap();
            let mut iter = s.split_whitespace().peekable();
            if iter.peek().is_none() {
                if flag >= 5 {
                    panic!("There is no input!");
                }
                flag += 1;
                continue;
            }

            for si in iter {
                self.buf.push_back(si.to_string());
            }
        }
    }

    pub fn next<T: FromStr>(&mut self) -> T {
        self.scan_line();
        self.buf
            .pop_front()
            .unwrap()
            .parse()
            .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Couldn't parse!"))
    }

    pub fn next_usize(&mut self) -> usize {
        self.next()
    }

    pub fn next_isize(&mut self) -> isize {
        self.next()
    }

    pub fn next_chars(&mut self) -> Vec<char> {
        self.next::<String>().chars().collect_vec()
    }

    pub fn next_string(&mut self) -> String {
        self.next()
    }

    pub fn fill_vec_line<T: FromStr>(&mut self, v: &mut Vec<T>) {
        for vi in v {
            *vi = self.next();
        }
    }

    pub fn fill_vec<T: FromStr>(&mut self, v: &mut Vec<Vec<T>>) {
        for vi in v {
            for vii in vi {
                *vii = self.next();
            }
        }
    }

    pub fn make_vec_line<T: FromStr + Default + Clone>(&mut self, i: usize) -> Vec<T> {
        let mut v = vec![Default::default(); i];
        self.fill_vec_line(&mut v);
        v
    }

    pub fn make_vec<T: FromStr + Default + Clone>(&mut self, i: usize, j: usize) -> Vec<Vec<T>> {
        let mut v = vec![vec![Default::default(); j]; i];
        self.fill_vec(&mut v);
        v
    }
}