//#define NDEBUG
#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
#include <array>
#include <cstddef>
#include <cstdint>
#include <cstdio>
#include <limits>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <type_traits>

template <class Integral> class Rirange;

template <class Integral = std::size_t> class irange {
public:
	using value_type = Integral;
	using reference = value_type &;
	using const_reference = const value_type &;
	class irangeitr {
		friend irange;
		value_type i;
		irangeitr(const value_type x) noexcept : i(x) {}

	public:
		void operator++() noexcept { ++i; }
		value_type &operator*() noexcept { return i; }
		const_reference operator*() const noexcept { return i; }
		bool operator!=(const irangeitr &x) const noexcept { return i < x.i; }
	};

private:
	const value_type f, l;

public:
	irange(const value_type first, const value_type last) noexcept
		: f(first), l(last) {}
	irangeitr begin() const noexcept { return irangeitr(f); }
	irangeitr end() const noexcept { return irangeitr(l); }
	Rirange<value_type> rev() const noexcept {
		return Rirange<value_type>(l - 1, f - 1);
	}
};
template <class Integral = std::size_t> class Rirange {
public:
	using value_type = Integral;
	using reference = value_type &;
	using const_reference = const value_type &;
	class Rirangeitr {
		friend Rirange;
		value_type i;
		Rirangeitr(const value_type x) noexcept : i(x) {}

	public:
		void operator++() noexcept { --i; }
		reference operator*() noexcept { return i; }
		const_reference operator*() const noexcept { return i; }
		bool operator!=(const Rirangeitr &x) const noexcept {
			return (!~x.i && ~i) || x.i < i;
		}
	};

private:
	const value_type f, l;

public:
	Rirange(const value_type x, const value_type y) noexcept : f(x), l(y) {}
	Rirangeitr begin() const noexcept { return Rirangeitr(f); }
	Rirangeitr end() const noexcept { return Rirangeitr(l); }
	irange<value_type> rev() const noexcept {
		return irange<value_type>(l + 1, f + 1);
	}
};

template <class T> bool maxi(T &a, const T &b) {
	if (b < a)
		return 0;
	a = b;
	return 1;
}
template <class T> bool mini(T &a, const T &b) {
	if (a < b)
		return 0;
	a = b;
	return 1;
}
template <class T> bool smaxi(T &a, const T &b) {
	if (a < b) {
		a = b;
		return 1;
	}
	return 0;
}
template <class T> bool smini(T &a, const T &b) {
	if (b < a) {
		a = b;
		return 1;
	}
	return 0;
}
struct customIO {
	int c;
	bool f;
	std::array<int, 30> buf;
	void get_c() { c = fgetc(stdin); }
	void put_c(int x) { fputc(x, stdout); }
	bool vacant() { return c == ' ' || c == '\n'; }
	operator int() { return 0; }

	// in

	void cueing() {
		while (get_c(), vacant())
			;
	}
	template <class T>
	auto operator>>(T &d) ->
		typename std::enable_if<std::is_signed<T>::value, customIO &>::type {
		d = 0;
		f = 0;
		cueing();
		if (c == '-')
			f = 1, get_c();
		do
			d = d * 10 + c - '0';
		while (get_c(), !vacant());
		if (f)
			d = -d;
		return *this;
	}
	template <class T>
	auto operator>>(T &d) ->
		typename std::enable_if<!std::is_signed<T>::value, customIO &>::type {
		d = 0;
		cueing();
		do
			d = d * 10 + c - '0';
		while (get_c(), !vacant());
		return *this;
	}
	customIO &operator>>(char &d) {
		cueing();
		d = c;
		return *this;
	}
	customIO &operator>>(double &d) {
		scanf("%lf", &d);
		return *this;
	}
	customIO &operator>>(std::string &d) {
		d.clear();
		cueing();
		do
			d.push_back(c);
		while (get_c(), !vacant());
		return *this;
	}
	template <class T> T input() {
		T d;
		*this >> d;
		return d;
	}

	// out

	template <class T>
	auto operator<<(T d) ->
		typename std::enable_if<std::is_signed<T>::value, customIO &>::type {
		c = 0;
		f = 0;
		if (d < static_cast<T>(0))
			f = 1, d = -d;
		while (d)
			buf[c++] = d % 10 + '0', d /= 10;
		if (!c)
			buf[c++] = '0';
		if (f)
			put_c('-');
		while (c--)
			put_c(buf[c]);
		return *this;
	}
	template <class T>
	auto operator<<(T d) ->
		typename std::enable_if<!std::is_signed<T>::value, customIO &>::type {
		c = 0;
		while (d)
			buf[c++] = d % 10 + '0', d /= 10;
		if (!c)
			buf[c++] = '0';
		while (c--)
			put_c(buf[c]);
		return *this;
	}
	customIO &operator<<(char d) {
		put_c(d);
		return *this;
	}
	customIO &operator<<(double d) {
		/*
		printf("%1.9f",d);
		/*/
		printf("%f", d);
		//*/
		return *this;
	}
	customIO &operator<<(const std::string &d) {
		for (const auto e : d)
			put_c(e);
		return *this;
	}
	customIO &operator<<(const char *d) {
		while (*d != '\0')
			put_c(*(d++));
		return *this;
	}
	void endl() { put_c('\n'); }
	void space() { put_c(' '); }
} IO;

using int32 = std::int_fast32_t;
using int64 = std::int_fast64_t;
using uint32 = std::uint_fast32_t;
using uint64 = std::uint_fast64_t;
using intl32 = std::int_least32_t;
using intl64 = std::int_least64_t;
using uintl32 = std::uint_least32_t;
using uintl64 = std::uint_least64_t;

#include <algorithm>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>

int main() {
	uint32 a, b;
	IO >> a >> b;
	if (a <= b) {
		IO << a << '\n';

	}
	else {
		IO << a - 1 << '\n';
	}
	return 0;
}

Measured memory_bytes: 128