import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.util.*;
public class Main {
	


	
	public static void main(String[] args){
		Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
		
		
		int n = sc.nextInt();
		int m = sc.nextInt();
		
		
		if(n <= m) {
			for(int i=0;i<m;i++) {
				System.out.print(n);
			}
		} else {
			for(int i=0; i<n; i++) {
				System.out.print(m);
			}
		}




		
		
		
		
		

		


		
		
	}
	


}

 
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