{"problem":{"name":"Comparing Strings","description":{"content":"Given are $1$\\-digit positive integers $a$ and $b$. Consider these two strings: the concatenation of $b$ copies of the digit $a$, and the concatenation of $a$ copies of the digit $b$. Which of these i","description_type":"Markdown"},"platform":"AtCoder","limit":{"time_limit":2000,"memory_limit":262144},"difficulty":"None","is_remote":true,"is_sync":true,"sync_url":null,"sign":"abc152_b"},"statements":[{"statement_type":"Markdown","content":"Given are $1$\\-digit positive integers $a$ and $b$. Consider these two strings: the concatenation of $b$ copies of the digit $a$, and the concatenation of $a$ copies of the digit $b$. Which of these is lexicographically smaller?\n\n## Constraints\n\n*   $1 \\leq a \\leq 9$\n*   $1 \\leq b \\leq 9$\n*   $a$ and $b$ are integers.\n\n## Input\n\nInput is given from Standard Input in the following format:\n\n$a$ $b$\n\n[samples]","is_translate":false,"language":"English"}],"meta":{"iden":"abc152_b","tags":[],"sample_group":[["4 3","3333\n\nWe have two strings `444` and `3333`. Between them, `3333` is the lexicographically smaller."],["7 7","7777777"]],"created_at":"2026-03-03 11:01:13"}}