import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Scanner;

/**
 * Created by poly on 11/29/14.
 */
public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) {
        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
        int b = scanner.nextInt();
        int n = scanner.nextInt();
        int[] c = new int[n];
        int total = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            c[i] = scanner.nextInt();
            total += c[i];
        }
        total += b;
        int max = total / n;
        Arrays.sort(c);
        long ans = 0;
        for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
            ans += Math.abs(c[j] - max);
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            long tmp = 0;
            for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
                tmp += Math.abs(c[j] - c[i]);
            }
            ans = Math.min(tmp, ans);
        }
        System.out.println(ans);
    }
}