#include<iostream>
#include<vector>
#include<algorithm>
#include<cctype>
#include<utility>
#include<string>
#include<cstring>
#include<cmath>
#include<numeric>
#include<queue>
#include<climits>
#include<cstdio>


#define REP(i, n) for(int i = 0;i < n;i++)
#define REPR(i, n) for(int i = n;i >= 0;i--)
#define FOR(i, m, n) for(int i = m;i < n;i++)
#define FORR(i, m, n) for(int i = m;i >= n;i--)
#define SORT(v, n) sort(v, v+n);
#define VSORT(v) sort(v.begin(), v.end());
#define llong long long
#define pb(a) push_back(a)
//#define INF ((LLONG_MAX) / (2))
using namespace std;
typedef pair<int, int> P;
typedef pair<llong, llong> LP;
typedef pair<int, P> PP;
typedef pair<llong, LP> LPP;
typedef long long int ll;
typedef pair<ll,int> LL_IP;
typedef pair<ll,ll> LL_LLP;
#define INF 1e9+7


int main(){

    ll r,c;
    cin >> r >> c;
    ll ans = 0;
    if(r % 2 == 0){
        ans = (r/2)*c;
    }else{
        ans = (r-1)/2*c + c/2+1;
    }
    if(r == c && r % 2 == 0){
        ans /= 2;
    }else if(r == c && r % 2 == 1){
        ans = ans/2+1;
    }
    cout << ans-1 << endl;

    return 0;
}