#include <cmath>
#include <cstdio>
#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    /* Enter your code here. Read input from STDIN. Print output to STDOUT */   
    long int n,m,ct;
    cin>>n>>m;
    ct=m*n-1;
    cout<<ct<<endl;
    return 0;
}