def main():
    import sys
    input = sys.stdin.read().split()
    idx = 0
    K = int(input[idx])
    idx += 1
    Q = int(input[idx])
    idx += 1
    for _ in range(Q):
        N = int(input[idx])
        idx += 1
        res = 1
        current_n = N
        while current_n > 1:
            t = (current_n - 1) // K + 1
            next_n = current_n - t
            p = res
            m = (p + K - 2) // (K - 1)
            res = p + m
            current_n = next_n
        print(res)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()