#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
using ll = long long;
using db = long double; // or double, if TL is tight
using str = string; // yay python!
// pairs
using pii = pair<ll,int>;
using pl = pair<ll,ll>;
using pd = pair<db,db>;
#define mp make_pair
#define f first
#define s second
#define tcT template<class T
#define tcTU tcT, class U
// ^ lol this makes everything look weird but I'll try it
tcT> using V = vector<T>;
tcT, size_t SZ> using AR = array<T,SZ>;
using vi = V<int>;
using vb = V<bool>;
using vd = V<db>;
using vs = V<str>;
using vpi = V<pii>;
using vpl = V<pl>;
using vpd = V<pd>;
// vectors
// oops size(x), rbegin(x), rend(x) need C++17
#define sz(x) int((x).size())
#define bg(x) begin(x)
#define all(x) bg(x), end(x)
#define rall(x) x.rbegin(), x.rend()
#define sor(x) sort(all(x))
#define rsz resize
#define ins insert
#define pb push_back
#define eb emplace_back
#define ft front()
#define bk back()
#define lb lower_bound
#define ub upper_bound
#define FOR(i,a,b) for (int i = (a); i < (b); ++i)
#define F0R(i,a) FOR(i,0,a)
#define ROF(i,a,b) for (int i = (b)-1; i >= (a); --i)
#define R0F(i,a) ROF(i,0,a)
#define rep(a) F0R(_,a)
#define each(a,x) for (auto& a: x)
const int MOD = 998244353;
const int N = 1e6 + 5;
const ll inf = 1e15; // not too close to LLONG_MAX
const db PI = acos((db)-1);
const int dx[4]{1,0,-1,0}, dy[4]{0,1,0,-1}; // for every grid problem!!
mt19937 rng((uint32_t)chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count());
template<class T> using pqg = priority_queue<T,vector<T>,greater<T>>;
struct DSU {
vi e; void init(int N) { e = vi(N,-1); }
int get(int x) { return e[x] < 0 ? x : e[x] = get(e[x]); }
bool sameSet(int a, int b) { return get(a) == get(b); }
int size(int x) { return -e[get(x)]; }
bool unite(int x, int y) { // union by size
x = get(x), y = get(y); if (x == y) return 0;
if (e[x] > e[y]) swap(x,y);
e[x] += e[y]; e[y] = x; return 1;
}
};
/*
inline namespace Helpers {
//////////// is_iterable
// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13830158/check-if-a-variable-type-is-iterable
// this gets used only when we can call begin() and end() on that type
tcT, class = void> struct is_iterable : false_type {};
tcT> struct is_iterable<T, void_t<decltype(begin(declval<T>())),
decltype(end(declval<T>()))
>
> : true_type {};
tcT> constexpr bool is_iterableftchv = is_iterable<T>::value;
//////////// is_readable
tcT, class = void> struct is_readable : false_type {};
tcT> struct is_readable<T,
typename std::enableftchif_t<
is_same_v<decltype(cin >> declval<T&>()), istream&>
>
> : true_type {};
tcT> constexpr bool is_readableftchv = is_readable<T>::value;
//////////// is_printable
// // https://nafe.es/posts/2020-02-29-is-printable/
tcT, class = void> struct is_printable : false_type {};
tcT> struct is_printable<T,
typename std::enableftchif_t<
is_same_v<decltype(cout << declval<T>()), ostream&>
>
> : true_type {};
tcT> constexpr bool is_printableftchv = is_printable<T>::value;
}*/
using ll = long long;
using db = long double; // or double, if TL is tight
using str = string; // yay python!
// pairs
using pii = pair<ll,int>;
using pl = pair<ll,ll>;
using pd = pair<db,db>;
#define mp make_pair
#define f first
#define s second
#define tcT template<class T
#define tcTU tcT, class U
// ^ lol this makes everything look weird but I'll try it
tcT> using V = vector<T>;
tcT, size_t SZ> using AR = array<T,SZ>;
using vi = V<int>;
using vb = V<bool>;
using vd = V<db>;
using vs = V<str>;
using vpi = V<pii>;
using vpl = V<pl>;
using vpd = V<pd>;
// vectors
// oops size(x), rbegin(x), rend(x) need C++17
#define sz(x) int((x).size())
#define bg(x) begin(x)
#define all(x) bg(x), end(x)
#define rall(x) x.rbegin(), x.rend()
#define sor(x) sort(all(x))
#define rsz resize
#define ins insert
#define pb push_back
#define eb emplace_back
#define ft front()
#define bk back()
#define lb lower_bound
#define ub upper_bound
#define FOR(i,a,b) for (int i = (a); i < (b); ++i)
#define F0R(i,a) FOR(i,0,a)
#define ROF(i,a,b) for (int i = (b)-1; i >= (a); --i)
#define R0F(i,a) ROF(i,0,a)
#define rep(a) F0R(_,a)
#define each(a,x) for (auto& a: x)
template<class T> using pqg = priority_queue<T,vector<T>,greater<T>>;
#define int long long
/*
inline namespace Helpers {
//////////// is_iterable
// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13830158/check-if-a-variable-type-is-iterable
// this gets used only when we can call begin() and end() on that type
tcT, class = void> struct is_iterable : false_type {};
tcT> struct is_iterable<T, void_t<decltype(begin(declval<T>())),
decltype(end(declval<T>()))
>
> : true_type {};
tcT> constexpr bool is_iterableftchv = is_iterable<T>::value;
//////////// is_readable
tcT, class = void> struct is_readable : false_type {};
tcT> struct is_readable<T,
typename std::enableftchif_t<
is_same_v<decltype(cin >> declval<T&>()), istream&>
>
> : true_type {};
tcT> constexpr bool is_readableftchv = is_readable<T>::value;
//////////// is_printable
// // https://nafe.es/posts/2020-02-29-is-printable/
tcT, class = void> struct is_printable : false_type {};
tcT> struct is_printable<T,
typename std::enableftchif_t<
is_same_v<decltype(cout << declval<T>()), ostream&>
>
> : true_type {};
tcT> constexpr bool is_printableftchv = is_printable<T>::value;
}*/
int t, n, a[N], dp[N][3];
string s, s1;
main()
{
ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false), cin.tie(NULL), cout.tie(NULL);
cin >> n;
cin >> s >> s1;
s = "@" + s;
s1 = "@" + s1;
for (int i = 0; i <= n; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j <= 2; j++)
{
dp[i][j] = inf;
}
}
dp[0][0] = 0;
for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++)
{
for (int k = 0; k < 3; k++)
{
char cur, pr;
if (j) cur = (char)((j - 1) + '0');
else cur = s[i];
if (k) pr = (char)((k - 1) + '0');
else pr = s[i - 1];
dp[i][j] = min(dp[i][j], dp[i - 1][k] + (j != k && j) + (cur != s1[i] && pr == s1[i - 1]));
}
}
}
cout << min(dp[n][0], min(dp[n][1], dp[n][2]));
}
