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=1;i<=a;i++){
            System.out.print(b);
            }
          }else{
			for(int i=1;i<=b;i++){
            System.out.print(a);
            }
		}
	}
}
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