#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define rep(i,n) for(int i=0;i<(int)(n);i++)
#define rep1(i,n) for(int i=1;i<=(int)(n);i++)
#define all(c) c.begin(),c.end()
#define pb push_back
#define fs first
#define sc second
#define chmin(x,y) x=min(x,y)
#define chmax(x,y) x=max(x,y)
using namespace std;
template<class S,class T> ostream& operator<<(ostream& o,const pair<S,T> &p){
	return o<<"("<<p.fs<<","<<p.sc<<")";
}
template<class T> ostream& operator<<(ostream& o,const vector<T> &vc){
	o<<"{";
	for(const T& v:vc) o<<v<<",";
	o<<"}";
	return o;
}
using ll = long long;
template<class T> using V = vector<T>;
template<class T> using VV = vector<vector<T>>;
constexpr ll TEN(int n) { return (n == 0) ? 1 : 10 * TEN(n-1); }

#ifdef LOCAL
#define show(x) cerr << "LINE" << __LINE__ << " : " << #x << " = " << (x) << endl
#else
#define show(x) true
#endif
template<unsigned int mod_>
struct ModInt{
	using uint = unsigned int;
	using ll = long long;
	using ull = unsigned long long;

	constexpr static uint mod = mod_;

	uint v;
	ModInt():v(0){}
	ModInt(ll _v):v(normS(_v%mod+mod)){}
	explicit operator bool() const {return v!=0;}
	static uint normS(const uint &x){return (x<mod)?x:x-mod;}		// [0 , 2*mod-1] -> [0 , mod-1]
	static ModInt make(const uint &x){ModInt m; m.v=x; return m;}
	ModInt operator+(const ModInt& b) const { return make(normS(v+b.v));}
	ModInt operator-(const ModInt& b) const { return make(normS(v+mod-b.v));}
	ModInt operator-() const { return make(normS(mod-v)); }
	ModInt operator*(const ModInt& b) const { return make((ull)v*b.v%mod);}
	ModInt operator/(const ModInt& b) const { return *this*b.inv();}
	ModInt& operator+=(const ModInt& b){ return *this=*this+b;}
	ModInt& operator-=(const ModInt& b){ return *this=*this-b;}
	ModInt& operator*=(const ModInt& b){ return *this=*this*b;}
	ModInt& operator/=(const ModInt& b){ return *this=*this/b;}
	ModInt& operator++(int){ return *this=*this+1;}
	ModInt& operator--(int){ return *this=*this-1;}
	ll extgcd(ll a,ll b,ll &x,ll &y) const{
		ll p[]={a,1,0},q[]={b,0,1};
		while(*q){
			ll t=*p/ *q;
			rep(i,3) swap(p[i]-=t*q[i],q[i]);
		}
		if(p[0]<0) rep(i,3) p[i]=-p[i];
		x=p[1],y=p[2];
		return p[0];
	}
	ModInt inv() const {
		ll x,y;
		extgcd(v,mod,x,y);
		return make(normS(x+mod));
	}
	ModInt pow(ll p) const {
		if(p<0) return inv().pow(-p);
		ModInt a = 1;
		ModInt x = *this;
		while(p){
			if(p&1) a *= x;
			x *= x;
			p >>= 1;
		}
		return a;
	}
	bool operator==(const ModInt& b) const { return v==b.v;}
	bool operator!=(const ModInt& b) const { return v!=b.v;}
	friend istream& operator>>(istream &o,ModInt& x){
		ll tmp;
		o>>tmp;
		x=ModInt(tmp);
		return o;
	}
	friend ostream& operator<<(ostream &o,const ModInt& x){ return o<<x.v;}
};
using mint = ModInt<998244353>;
V<mint> fact,ifact;
mint Choose(int a,int b){
	if(b<0 || b>a) return 0;
	return fact[a] * ifact[b] * ifact[a-b];
}
void InitFact(int N){
	fact.resize(N);
	ifact.resize(N);
	fact[0] = 1;
	rep1(i,N-1) fact[i] = fact[i-1] * i;
	ifact[N-1] = fact[N-1].inv();
	for(int i=N-2;i>=0;i--) ifact[i] = ifact[i+1] * (i+1);
}

int main(){
	cin.tie(0);
	ios::sync_with_stdio(false);		//DON'T USE scanf/printf/puts !!
	cout << fixed << setprecision(20);

	InitFact(500010);

	int N,K;	
	cin >> K >> N;
	mint ans = 0;
	rep(a,N+1){
		int b = N-a;
		if(a<b) continue;
		if(a-b >= K){
			ans += Choose(N,a);
			continue;
		}
		int need = K - (a-b);
		if(a<need || b<need) continue;
		if(a == b){
			ans += Choose(N-1,a) - Choose(N-1,need-2);
		}else{
			ans += Choose(N,a) - Choose(N,need-1);
		}
	}
	cout << ans << endl;
}


Measured memory_bytes: 4224