// Slower C++ solution:
#include<bits/stdc++.h>

#include<algorithm>

#include<math.h>

#include<string>

#include<iostream>

#include<vector>

#include<cstdlib>

using namespace std;

 

template <class T> using V = vector<T>;

 

template<class T> inline bool chmin(T& a, T b) {

    if (a > b) {

        a = b;

        return true;

    }

    return false;

}

template<class T> inline bool chmax(T& a, T b) {

    if (a < b) {

        a = b;

        return true;

    }

    return false;

}

 

const long long INF = 1LL << 60;

 

using ll = long long;

using db = double;

using st = string;

using ch = char;

using bl = bool;

using vll = V<ll>;

using vpll =V<pair<ll,ll>>;

using vst = V<st>;

using vdb = V<db>;

using vch = V<ch>;

using vbl = V<bl>;

 

 

#define FOR(i,a,b) for(ll i=(a);i<(b);i++)

#define rFOR(i,a,b) for(ll i=(a);i>(b);i--)

#define oFOR(i,a,b) for(ll i=(a);i<(b);i+=2)

#define bgn begin()

#define en end()

#define SORT(a) sort((a).bgn,(a).en)

#define REV(a) reverse((a).bgn,(a).en)

#define M(a,b) max(a,b)

#define rM(a,b) min(a,b)

#define fi first

#define se second

#define sz size()

#define gcd(a,b) __gcd(a,b)

#define co(a) cout<<a<<endl;

#define ci(a) cin>>a;

 



vll dp(100100);



ll sum(ll n) {

  ll m=0;

  FOR(i,0,20){

    m+=n%10;

    n/=10;

    if(n==0){

      break;

    }

  }

  return m;

}

 

 

const int MAX = 510000;

const int MOD = 1000000007;

 

long long fac[MAX], finv[MAX], inv[MAX];

 

void Comuse() {

    fac[0] = fac[1] = 1;

    finv[0] = finv[1] = 1;

    inv[1] = 1;

    for (int i = 2; i < MAX; i++){

        fac[i] = fac[i - 1] * i % MOD;

        inv[i] = MOD - inv[MOD%i] * (MOD / i) % MOD;

        finv[i] = finv[i - 1] * inv[i] % MOD;

    }

}

 

 

#define comuse Comuse()

 

ll combi(int n, int k){

    if (n < k) return 0;

    if (n < 0 || k < 0) return 0;

    return fac[n] * (finv[k] * finv[n - k] % MOD) % MOD;

}

 

 

 

 

ll lcm(ll a,ll b){

  ll n;

  n=a/gcd(a,b)*b;

  return n;

}

 

 

/****************************************\

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| Written by RedSpica a.k.a. RanseMirage |

| Twitter:@asakaakasaka                  | 

\****************************************/

 

 

signed main() {

  st s;

    ci(s);

  ll k;

    ci(k);

  vll A(0);

  ll n=s.sz;

  ll count=1;

  ll ans=0;

  if(n==1){

    ans=k/2;

  }

  

  else{    

  FOR(i,1,n){

    if(s[i-1]==s[i]){

      count++;

    }

    else{

      A.push_back(count);

      count=1;

    }

  }

  if(count!=1){

    A.push_back(count);

  }

  

  ll a=A.sz;

  

  FOR(i,1,a-1){

    ans+=A[i]/2*k;

  }

  

  if(s[0]==s[n-1]){

    if(a!=1){

    ans+=(A[0]+A[a-1])/2*(k-1);

    ans+=A[0]/2;

    ans+=A[a-1]/2;

    }

    else{

    ans+=k*A[0]/2;

    }

  }

  else{

    ans+=A[0]/2*k;

    ans+=A[a-1]/2*k;

  }

  }

  co(ans)

}

// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.818022613336598x):
#include<bits/stdc++.h>

#include<algorithm>

#include<math.h>

#include<string>

#include<iostream>

#include<vector>

#include<cstdlib>

using namespace std;

 

template <class T> using V = vector<T>;

 

template<class T> inline bool chmin(T& a, T b) {

    if (a > b) {

        a = b;

        return true;

    }

    return false;

}

template<class T> inline bool chmax(T& a, T b) {

    if (a < b) {

        a = b;

        return true;

    }

    return false;

}

 

const long long INF = 1LL << 60;

 

using ll = long long;

using db = double;

using st = string;

using ch = char;

using bl = bool;

using vll = V<ll>;

using vpll =V<pair<ll,ll>>;

using vst = V<st>;

using vdb = V<db>;

using vch = V<ch>;

using vbl = V<bl>;



 

#define FOR(i,a,b) for(ll i=(a);i<(b);i++)

#define rFOR(i,a,b) for(ll i=(a);i>=(b);i--)

#define oFOR(i,a,b) for(ll i=(a);i<(b);i+=2)

#define bgn begin()

#define en end()

#define SORT(a) sort((a).bgn,(a).en)

#define REV(a) reverse((a).bgn,(a).en)

#define M(a,b) max(a,b)

#define rM(a,b) min(a,b)

#define fi first

#define se second

#define sz size()

#define gcd(a,b) __gcd(a,b)

#define co(a) cout<<a<<endl;

#define ci(a) cin>>a;

  

 



ll sum(ll n) {

ll m=0;

  while(n){

    m+=n%10;

    n/=10;

  }

  return m;

}

 

 

const int MAX = 510000;

const int MOD = 1000000007;

 

long long fac[MAX], finv[MAX], inv[MAX];

 

void Comuse() {

    fac[0] = fac[1] = 1;

    finv[0] = finv[1] = 1;

    inv[1] = 1;

    for (int i = 2; i < MAX; i++){

        fac[i] = fac[i - 1] * i % MOD;

        inv[i] = MOD - inv[MOD%i] * (MOD / i) % MOD;

        finv[i] = finv[i - 1] * inv[i] % MOD;

    }

}

 

 

#define comuse Comuse()

 

ll combi(int n, int k){

    if (n < k) return 0;

    if (n < 0 || k < 0) return 0;

    return fac[n] * (finv[k] * finv[n - k] % MOD) % MOD;

}

 

 

 

 

ll lcm(ll a,ll b){

  ll n;

  n=a/gcd(a,b)*b;

  return n;

}









 

/****************************************\

| Thank you for viewing my code:)        |

| Written by RedSpica a.k.a. RanseMirage |

| Twitter:@asakaakasaka                  | 

\****************************************/

 

 

signed main() {

  st s;

    ci(s);

  ll k;

    ci(k);

  ll ans=0;

  ll n=s.sz;

  ll count=1;

  ll head=0;

  ll end=0;

  FOR(i,1,n){

    

    if(s[i-1]==s[i]){

      count++;

    }

    

    else if(i==count){

      head=count;

      count=1;

    }

    

    else{

      ans+=count/2*k;

      count=1;

    }

    

    if(i==n-1){

      end=count;

    }  

  }



  if(count==n){

    ans=k*n/2;

  }

  else if(s[0]==s[n-1]){

    ans+=(head+end)/2*(k-1);

    ans+=head/2+end/2;

  }

  else{

    ans+=head/2*k;

    ans+=end/2*k;

  }

  

  cout<<ans<<endl;

}