def main():
    import sys
    input = sys.stdin.read().split()
    ptr = 0
    K = int(input[ptr])
    ptr += 1
    Q = int(input[ptr])
    ptr += 1
    for _ in range(Q):
        N = int(input[ptr])
        ptr += 1
        if N == 0:
            print(0)
            continue
        res = 1
        current_N = N
        while current_N > 1:
            t = (current_N - 1) // K + 1
            s = current_N - t
            res = res + (res - 1) // (K - 1) + 1
            current_N = s
        print(res)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()