import java.util.*;
public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args){
    Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
    int a = sc.nextInt();
    int b = sc.nextInt();

    if (a >= b) {
    	for (int i = 0; i < a; i++) {
		    System.out.print(""+b);    	
    	}
    } else {
    	for (int i = 0; i < b; i++) {
		    System.out.print(""+a);    	
    	}
    }
  }
}


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