import sys
input=lambda: sys.stdin.readline().rstrip()
b=int(input())
n=int(input())
C=[int(input()) for _ in range(n)]
ans=float("inf")
for c in C:
  ctp=0
  ctm=0
  for d in C:
    if d>c:
      ctp+=d-c
    else:
      ctm+=c-d
  if ctp>=ctm:
    cur=0
    for e in C:
      cur+=abs(e-c)
    ans=min(ans,cur)
print(ans)