#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
#define FOR(i,m,n) for(int i=(m);i<(n);++i)
#define REP(i,n) FOR(i,0,n)
using ll = long long;
constexpr int INF = 0x3f3f3f3f;
constexpr long long LINF = 0x3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3fLL;
constexpr double EPS = 1e-8;
constexpr int MOD = 998244353;
// constexpr int MOD = 1000000007;
constexpr int DY4[]{1, 0, -1, 0}, DX4[]{0, -1, 0, 1};
constexpr int DY8[]{1, 1, 0, -1, -1, -1, 0, 1};
constexpr int DX8[]{0, -1, -1, -1, 0, 1, 1, 1};
template <typename T, typename U>
inline bool chmax(T& a, U b) { return a < b ? (a = b, true) : false; }
template <typename T, typename U>
inline bool chmin(T& a, U b) { return a > b ? (a = b, true) : false; }
struct IOSetup {
  IOSetup() {
    std::cin.tie(nullptr);
    std::ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
    std::cout << fixed << setprecision(20);
  }
} iosetup;

ll f(const ll n) { return n == 1 || n % 2 == 0 ? n : f(n / 2) * 2; }

int main() {
  ll n, m; cin >> n >> m;
  vector<ll> a(m); REP(i, m) cin >> a[i];
  ll ans = 0;
  FOR(i, 1, m) {
    if (a[i - 1] + 1 < a[i]) ans += f(a[i] - a[i - 1] - 1);
  }
  cout << ans << '\n';
  return 0;
}