import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.math.*;
import java.lang.*;
 
import static java.lang.Math.*;

public class Main implements Runnable {
    static class InputReader {
        private InputStream stream;
        private byte[] buf = new byte[1024];
        private int curChar;
        private int numChars;
        private SpaceCharFilter filter;
        private BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

        public InputReader(InputStream stream) {
            this.stream = stream;
        }
        
        public int read() {
            if (numChars==-1) 
                throw new InputMismatchException();
            
            if (curChar >= numChars) {
                curChar = 0;
                try {
                    numChars = stream.read(buf);
                }
                catch (IOException e) {
                    throw new InputMismatchException();
                }
                
                if(numChars <= 0)               
                    return -1;
            }
            return buf[curChar++];
        }
     
        public String nextLine() {
            String str = "";
            try {
                str = br.readLine();
            }
            catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            return str;
        }
        public int nextInt() {
            int c = read();
            
            while(isSpaceChar(c)) 
                c = read();
            
            int sgn = 1;
            
            if (c == '-') {
                sgn = -1;
                c = read();
            }
            
            int res = 0;
            do {
                if(c<'0'||c>'9') 
                    throw new InputMismatchException();
                res *= 10;
                res += c - '0';
                c = read();
            }
            while (!isSpaceChar(c)); 
            
            return res * sgn;
        }
        
        public long nextLong() {
            int c = read();
            while (isSpaceChar(c))
                c = read();
            int sgn = 1;
            if (c == '-') {
                sgn = -1;
                c = read();
            }
            long res = 0;
            
            do {
                if (c < '0' || c > '9')
                    throw new InputMismatchException();
                res *= 10;
                res += c - '0';
                c = read();
            }
            while (!isSpaceChar(c));
                return res * sgn;
        }
        
        public double nextDouble() {
            int c = read();
            while (isSpaceChar(c))
                c = read();
            int sgn = 1;
            if (c == '-') {
                sgn = -1;
                c = read();
            }
            double res = 0;
            while (!isSpaceChar(c) && c != '.') {
                if (c == 'e' || c == 'E')
                    return res * Math.pow(10, nextInt());
                if (c < '0' || c > '9')
                    throw new InputMismatchException();
                res *= 10;
                res += c - '0';
                c = read();
            }
            if (c == '.') {
                c = read();
                double m = 1;
                while (!isSpaceChar(c)) {
                    if (c == 'e' || c == 'E')
                        return res * Math.pow(10, nextInt());
                    if (c < '0' || c > '9')
                        throw new InputMismatchException();
                    m /= 10;
                    res += (c - '0') * m;
                    c = read();
                }
            }
            return res * sgn;
        }
        
        public String readString() {
            int c = read();
            while (isSpaceChar(c))
                c = read();
            StringBuilder res = new StringBuilder();
            do {
                res.appendCodePoint(c);
                c = read();
            } 
            while (!isSpaceChar(c));
            
            return res.toString();
        }
     
        public boolean isSpaceChar(int c) {
            if (filter != null)
                return filter.isSpaceChar(c);
            return c == ' ' || c == '\n' || c == '\r' || c == '\t' || c == -1;
        }
     
        public String next() {
            return readString();
        }
        
        public interface SpaceCharFilter {
            public boolean isSpaceChar(int ch);
        }
    }
    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
        new Thread(null, new Main(),"Main",1<<26).start();
    }
    
    static void merge(int arr[], int l, int m, int r) { 
        int n1 = m - l + 1; 
        int n2 = r - m; 
        int L[] = new int [n1]; 
        int R[] = new int [n2]; 
        for (int i=0; i<n1; ++i) 
            L[i] = arr[l + i]; 
        for (int j=0; j<n2; ++j) 
            R[j] = arr[m + 1+ j]; 
        int i = 0, j = 0; 
        int k = l; 
        while (i < n1 && j < n2){ 
            if (L[i] <= R[j]){ 
                arr[k] = L[i]; 
                i++; 
            } 
            else{ 
                arr[k] = R[j]; 
                j++; 
            } 
            k++; 
        } 
        while (i < n1){ 
            arr[k] = L[i]; 
            i++; 
            k++; 
        } 
        while (j < n2) 
        { 
            arr[k] = R[j]; 
            j++; 
            k++; 
        } 
    } 
    static void sort(int arr[], int l, int r) { 
        if (l < r) 
        { 
            int m = (l+r)/2; 
            sort(arr, l, m); 
            sort(arr , m+1, r); 
            merge(arr, l, m, r); 
        } 
    } 
    
    static void mergel(long arr[], int l, int m, int r) { 
        int n1 = m - l + 1; 
        int n2 = r - m; 
        long L[] = new long [n1]; 
        long R[] = new long [n2]; 
        for (int i=0; i<n1; ++i) 
            L[i] = arr[l + i]; 
        for (int j=0; j<n2; ++j) 
            R[j] = arr[m + 1+ j]; 
        int i = 0, j = 0; 
        int k = l; 
        while (i < n1 && j < n2){ 
            if (L[i] <= R[j]){ 
                arr[k] = L[i]; 
                i++; 
            } 
            else{ 
                arr[k] = R[j]; 
                j++; 
            } 
            k++; 
        } 
        while (i < n1){ 
            arr[k] = L[i]; 
            i++; 
            k++; 
        } 
        while (j < n2) 
        { 
            arr[k] = R[j]; 
            j++; 
            k++; 
        } 
    } 
    static void sortl(long arr[], int l, int r) { 
        if (l < r) 
        { 
            int m = (l+r)/2; 
            sortl(arr, l, m); 
            sortl(arr , m+1, r); 
            mergel(arr, l, m, r); 
        } 
    }

    
    public void run() {
        InputReader in = new InputReader(System.in);
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(System.out);
        
        int a=in.nextInt(),b=in.nextInt();
        int time=0,burntout=0;
        for(;a>0;){
            time+=a;
            burntout+=a;
            a=burntout/b;
            burntout-=a*b;
        }
        out.println(time);
        out.close();
    }
}