#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <algorithm>
#include <vector>
#include <cstring>
#include <queue>
#include <set>
#include <map>
#include <functional>
#include <cmath>
#include <cassert>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;
typedef long long ll;
ll MOD = 1000000007;
typedef pair<int, int> P;
string grid[1010][1010];

int main()
{
   ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
   cin.tie(0);

   int n, k;
   cin >> n >> k;

   if (n <= k * k)
   {
      cout << ceil((double)n / (double)k) << endl;
      ll cnt = 0;
      for (int i = 0; i < k; i++)
      {
         for (int j = 0; j < k; j++)
         {
            if (cnt < n)
            {
               cout << "#";
            }
            else
            {
               cout << ".";
            }
            cnt++;
         }
         cout << endl;
      }
   }
   else
   {
      int t = k * k, ans = k;
      while (true)
      {
         if (n - t < k)
         {
            break;
         }
         t += k;
         ans++;
      }
      if (n - t == 1)
      {
         ans += 1;
      }
      else if (n - t == 2)
      {
         ans += 2;
      }
      else if (n - t >= 3)
      {
         ans += 3;
      }

      cout << ans << endl;
      ll cnt = 0;
      for (int i = 0; i < ans; i++)
      {
         for (int j = 0; j < ans; j++)
         {
            grid[i][j] = ".";
         }
      }

      for (int i = 0; i < ans; i = i + k)
      {
         for (int a = i; a < k + i; a++)
         {
            for (int b = i; b < k + i; b++)
            {
               if (cnt < n)
               {
                  grid[a][b] = "#";
               }
               cnt++;
            }
         }
      }

      for (int i = 0; i < ans; i++)
      {
         for (int j = 0; j < ans; j++)
         {
            cout << grid[i][j];
         }
         cout << endl;
      }
   }
}