#include <cstdio>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include <stack>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cmath>
#include <queue>
#include <map>
#include <set>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <bitset>
#include <tuple>
#include <assert.h>
#include <deque>
#include <bitset>
#include <iomanip>
#include <limits>
#include <chrono>
#include <random>
#include <array>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <functional>
#include <complex>
#include <numeric>
template<class T> inline bool chmax(T& a, T b) { if (a < b) { a = b; return 1; } return 0; }
template<class T> inline bool chmin(T& a, T b) { if (a > b) { a = b; return 1; } return 0; }
constexpr long long MAX = 5100000;
constexpr long long INF = 1LL << 60;
constexpr int inf = 1000000007;
constexpr long long mod = 1000000007LL;
//constexpr long long mod = 998244353LL;
const long double PI = acos((long double)(-1));

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

int main()
{
	/*
	cin.tie(nullptr);
	ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
	*/

	ll n, k; scanf("%lld %lld", &n, &k);
	if (n & 1) {
		if (n > k + 1) cout << k + 1 << endl;
		else cout << n << endl;
	}
	else {
		if (n / 2 > k + 1) cout << k + 1 << endl;
		else cout << n / 2 << endl;
	}
	return 0;
}