import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.math.*;
import java.util.regex.*;

public class Solution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        /* Enter your code here. Read input from STDIN. Print output to STDOUT. Your class should be named Solution. */
        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
        int n=in.nextInt();
        int m= in.nextInt();
        long x = (long)m*(long)n-1;
        System.out.println(x);
        
    }
}