import sys

def main():
    input = sys.stdin.read().split()
    ptr = 0
    K = int(input[ptr])
    ptr += 1
    Q = int(input[ptr])
    ptr += 1
    queries = [int(input[ptr + i]) for i in range(Q)]
    
    for N in queries:
        stack = []
        current_n = N
        while current_n > 1:
            m = (current_n - 1) // K + 1
            stack.append((current_n, m))
            current_n -= m
        x = 1
        while stack:
            current_n, m = stack.pop()
            q = (x - 1) // (K - 1)
            x += q + 1
        print(x)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()