import java.io.PrintWriter
import java.util.*

fun PrintWriter.solve() {
    val n = nextInt()
    val k = nextInt()
    println(if (n == 1) 1 else if (k == n - 1) n else n - 1)
}

fun main() {
    val writer = PrintWriter(System.out, false)
    writer.solve()
    writer.flush()
}

// region Scanner
private var st = StringTokenizer("")
private val br = System.`in`.bufferedReader()

fun next(): String {
    while (!st.hasMoreTokens()) st = StringTokenizer(br.readLine())
    return st.nextToken()
}

fun nextInt() = next().toInt()
fun nextLong() = next().toLong()
fun nextLine() = br.readLine()
fun nextDouble() = next().toDouble()
// endregion