#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
  int n, m;
  cin >> n >> m;
  if (m == 0) {
    cout << "1";
    return 0;
  }
  if (m > n / 2) {
    cout << n - m;
    return 0;
  } else
    cout << m;
}
