#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
template <typename Arg1>
void __f(const char* name, Arg1&& arg1) {
  cerr << name << " : " << arg1 << std::endl;
}
template <typename Arg1, typename... Args>
void __f(const char* names, Arg1&& arg1, Args&&... args) {
  const char* comma = strchr(names + 1, ',');
  cerr.write(names, comma - names) << " : " << arg1 << " | ";
  __f(comma + 1, args...);
}
int main() {
  ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
  cin.tie(NULL);
  int n, a, b;
  cin >> n >> a >> b;
  string s;
  cin >> s;
  a--;
  b--;
  if (s[a] == s[b])
    cout << "0\n";
  else
    cout << "1\n";
  return 0;
}
