from math import gcd

N,M=map(int,input().split())

G=gcd(N,M)
N//=G
M//=G

ANS=0
while N!=1 or M!=1:
    #print(N,M)
    if M>N:
        M,N=N,M
        ANS+=1
    else:
        if N%M==0:
            ANS+=N//M-1
            N,M=1,1
        else:
            ANS+=N//M
            N%=M

print(ANS)