#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main()
{
int a, b,i;
int big, small,sum;
scanf("%d %d", &a, &b);
big = a > b ? a : b;
small = a < b ? a : b;
sum = 0;
for (i = small; i <= big; i++)
{
sum += i;
}
printf("%d", sum);
return 0;
}