import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.math.*;
import java.util.regex.*;

public class Solution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        /* Enter your code here. Read input from STDIN. Print output to STDOUT. Your class should be named Solution. */
        Scanner in= new Scanner(System.in);
        int n=in.nextInt();
        int m=in.nextInt();
        if((n<=1000000000 && n>=1) && (m<=1000000000 && m>=1)){
            int cut=n-1;
            System.out.println(cut);
            
        }
    }
}