#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
template <class T1>
void deb(T1 e) {
  cout << e << endl;
}
template <class T1, class T2>
void deb(T1 e1, T2 e2) {
  cout << e1 << " " << e2 << endl;
}
template <class T1, class T2, class T3>
void deb(T1 e1, T2 e2, T3 e3) {
  cout << e1 << " " << e2 << " " << e3 << endl;
}
template <class T1, class T2, class T3, class T4>
void deb(T1 e1, T2 e2, T3 e3, T4 e4) {
  cout << e1 << " " << e2 << " " << e3 << " " << e4 << endl;
}
template <class T1, class T2, class T3, class T4, class T5>
void deb(T1 e1, T2 e2, T3 e3, T4 e4, T5 e5) {
  cout << e1 << " " << e2 << " " << e3 << " " << e4 << " " << e5 << endl;
}
template <class T1, class T2, class T3, class T4, class T5, class T6>
void deb(T1 e1, T2 e2, T3 e3, T4 e4, T5 e5, T6 e6) {
  cout << e1 << " " << e2 << " " << e3 << " " << e4 << " " << e5 << " " << e6
       << endl;
}
int main() {
  ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);
  cin.tie(0);
  ;
  long long i, j, ans, a, b;
  cin >> a >> b;
  ans = 0;
  while ((a >= 1 && b >= 2) || (a >= 2 && b >= 1)) {
    if (a >= b) {
      ans++;
      a -= 2;
      b--;
    } else {
      ans++;
      a--;
      b -= 2;
    }
  }
  deb(ans);
  return 0;
}
