program Project1;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}
uses
SysUtils;
var
a,h,w,i,j,count,x,y,sw,m,n,b,c,soeji,sum,max,k:Integer;
l:array of Integer;
s,s123,s1,s2,s3:string;
tf:Boolean;
begin
try
{ TODO -oUser -cConsole Main : ここにコードを記述してください }
Read(a);
Readln(b);
if a > b then
Writeln(a-1)
else
Writeln(a);
Readln;
except
on E: Exception do
Writeln(E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
end;
end.