//n 为每页放名片个数
// m 为所知名片号码
// 结果为m背面所在名片号码
import java.util.*;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
int n = sc.nextInt();
int m = sc.nextInt();
// n = 1;
// m = 9;
if (n == 1 && m%2 == 0){
System.out.println(m-1);
}
else if(n==1 && m%2 == 1){
System.out.println(m+1);
}else{
int i = m/(2*n+1) + 1;
int j = n*i*2;
int k = n*(i-1)*2 + 1;
int b = j + k -m;
System.out.println(b);
}
}
}