// EXTRA CREDIT PROGRAM CS 401 SPRING 2018  WORTH 1% COURSE CREDIT
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;

public class Mult
{
	public static void main(String [] args)
	{	// CHANGE NOTHING IN MAIN
		System.out.println(  mult( Integer.parseInt(args[0]), Integer.parseInt(args[1]) )  );
	}
	// RETURN THE PRODUCT OF a * b
	static int mult( int a, int b )
	{
		// NO LOOPS ALLOWED
		// NO VARIABLES MAY BE DECLARED
		// NO * OPERATOR ALLOWED ANYWHERE IN ENTIRE PROGRAM
		// MUST BE RECURSIVE
		// ERASE THESE COMMENTS BEFORE HANDIN
		// you may use the '-' negation operator
		// you may call the Math.abs( x ) function to get the abs valu of a number
		return a*b; // OBVIOUSLY YOU ERASE THIS AND REPLACE WITH YOUR CODE
	}
}