#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

#pragma region template
using i32 = int32_t;using i64 = int64_t;using u32 = uint32_t;using u64 = uint64_t;using f32 = float;using f64 = double;using f80 = long double;
using i128 = __int128_t;using u128 = __uint128_t;
using vi32 = vector<i32>;using vi64 = vector<i64>;using vu32 = vector<u32>;using vu64 = vector<u64>;
using vvi32 = vector<vector<int32_t>>;using vvi64 = vector<vector<int64_t>>;using vvu32 = vector<vector<uint32_t>>;using vvu64 = vector<vector<uint64_t>>;
using pi32 = pair<i32,i32>;using pi64 = pair<i64,i64>;using Pu32 = pair<u32,u32>;using Pu64 = pair<u64,u64>;
using vpi32 = vector<pi32>;using vpi64 = vector<pi64>;using vpu32 = vector<Pu32>;using vpu64 = vector<Pu64>;

#define FOR(i,a,b) for(i64 i=(a), i##_len=(b); i<i##_len; ++i)
#define RFOR(i,a,b) for(i64 i=(a), i##_len=(b); i>i##_len; --i)
#define REP(i,n) FOR(i,0,n)
#define ALL(obj) (obj).begin(),(obj).end()
#define CLR(ar,val) memset(ar, val, sizeof(ar))
#define SZ(obj) (static_cast<i64>(obj.size()))
#define UNIQUE(v) v.erase(unique(v.begin(), v.end()), v.end());
#define pb push_back
#define mp make_pair
#define fst first
#define snd second
#define PRINT(obj) std::cout<<((obj))<<std::endl;
#define PutStr(str) std::cout<<((str));
#define PutStrSp(str) std::cout<<((str))<<(" ");
#define PutStrLn(str) std::cout<<((str))<<('\n');

const i32 dx[4]={1,0,-1,0};
const i32 dy[4]={0,1,0,-1};
const int64_t INF64 = 1LL << 60;
const int32_t INF32 = 1 << 30;
const double pi = M_PI;
const double eps = 1e-10;
const int64_t Mod = 1e9+7;

template<class T> inline bool chmax(T &a, const T &b) { if (a<b) { a=b; return 1; } return 0; }
template<class T> inline bool chmin(T &a, const T &b) { if (b<a) { a=b; return 1; } return 0; }

template<typename A, typename B> std::istream &operator>>(std::istream &is, std::pair<A, B> &p) { is >> p.first >> p.second;return is; }
template<typename A, typename B> std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const std::pair<A, B>& p) { os << p.first << ' ' << p.second;return os; }
template<typename T> std::istream &operator>>(std::istream &is, std::vector<T> &v) { for(T& in : v) is >> in; return is; }
template<typename T> std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const std::vector<T> &v) { for(i32 i = 0; i < SZ(v); i++) os << v[i] << (i+1 != SZ(v) ? " " : ""); return os; }

string i128toString(i128 value) {
  string output;
  while (output.empty() || value > 0) {
    output = (char)(value % 10 + '0') + output;
    value /= 10;
  }
  return output;
}
istream& operator>>(istream &stream, i128 &v) {
  string s;
  stream >> s;
  bool neg = false;
  if(s[0] == '-') {
    s.erase(0, 1);
    neg = true;
  }
  int len = s.length();
  v = 0;
  for(int32_t i = 0; i < len;++i) {
    v = v * 10 + s[i] - '0';
  }
  if(neg) {
    v = -v;
  }
  return stream;
}
ostream& operator<<(ostream &stream, i128 v) {
  if (v == 0) {
    stream << "0";
  }
  else {
    if(v < 0) {
      stream << "-";
      v = -v;
    }
    stream << i128toString(v);
  }
  return stream;
}
string u128toString(u128 value) {
  string output;
  while (output.empty() || value > 0) {
    output = (char)(value % 10 + '0') + output;
    value /= 10;
  }
  return output;
}
istream& operator>>(istream &stream, u128 &v) {
  string s;
  stream >> s;
  bool neg = false;
  if(s[0] == '-') {
    s.erase(0, 1);
    neg = true;
  }
  int len = s.length();
  v = 0;
  for(int32_t i = 0; i < len;++i) {
    v = v * 10 + s[i] - '0';
  }
  if(neg) {
    v = -v;
  }
  return stream;
}
ostream& operator<<(ostream &stream, u128 v) {
  if (v == 0) {
    stream << "0";
  }
  else {
    if(v < 0) {
      stream << "-";
      v = -v;
    }
    stream << u128toString(v);
  }
  return stream;
}

void Main();
int main() {
  ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
  cin.tie(nullptr);
  std::cout << std::fixed << std::setprecision(10);
  std::cerr << std::fixed << std::setprecision(10);
  Main();
  return 0;
}
#pragma endregion

void Main(){
  i64 n, k;
  cin >> n >> k;
  if (k < 0 || n < k || k == 0) {
    PutStrLn(0)
    return;
  }
  if (n == 1) {
    PutStrLn(0)
    return;
  }
  if (n & 1 && n / 2 + 1 == k) {
    PutStrLn(n - 1)
  }
  else {
    PutStrLn(n - 2)
  }
}