#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <queue>
#include <map>
#include <functional>
#include <set>
#include <numeric>
#include <stack>
#include <utility>
#include <time.h>
//#include "util.h"

using namespace std;
typedef long long ll;
typedef unsigned long long ull;

#define PI 3.14159265358979323846
#define EPS 1e-6
#define MIN(a,b) ((a)<(b)?(a):(b))
#define MAX(a,b) ((a)>(b)?(a):(b))
#define CHAR_BIT 8
#define all(x) (x).begin(), (x).end()

template <typename _Ty>
ostream& operator << (ostream& ostr, const vector<_Ty>& v) {
	if (v.empty()) {
		cout << "{ }";
		return ostr;
	}
	cout << "{" << v.front();
	for (auto itr = ++v.begin(); itr != v.end(); itr++) {
		cout << ", " << *itr;
	}
	cout << "}";
	return ostr;
}

ll GCD(ll m, ll n)
{
	ll k;
	do {
		k = m % n;
		m = n; n = k;
	} while (k != 0);
	return m;
}

int yuki0131()
{
	ll M, N, g, ans = 0;
	cin >> M >> N;

	g = GCD(M, N);
	M /= g; N /= g;

	while (M) {
		if (M < N) {
			swap(M, N);
			ans++;
		}
		else {
			ans += M / N;
			M %= N;
		}
	}
	ans--;

	cout << ans << endl;

	return 0;
}

int main()
{
	//clock_t start, end;
	//start = clock();

	yuki0131();

	//end = clock();
	//printf("%d msec.\n", end - start);

	return 0;
}