using System;
using static System.Console;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections.Generic;

class Program
{
    static int NN => int.Parse(ReadLine());
    static int[] NList => ReadLine().Split().Select(int.Parse).ToArray();
    static string[] SList(long n) => Enumerable.Repeat(0, (int)n).Select(_ => ReadLine()).ToArray();
    public static void Main()
    {
        Solve();
    }
    static void Solve()
    {
        var c = NList;
        WriteLine(c[0] == 1 ? 1 : c[1] + 1 == c[0] ? c[0] : c[0] - 1);
    }
}