#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define rep(i,n) for(int i=0;i<(int)(n);i++)
#define rep1(i,n) for(int i=1;i<=(int)(n);i++)
#define all(c) c.begin(),c.end()
#define pb push_back
#define fs first
#define sc second
#define show(x) cout << #x << " = " << x << endl
#define chmin(x,y) x=min(x,y)
#define chmax(x,y) x=max(x,y)
using namespace std;
template<class S,class T> ostream& operator<<(ostream& o,const pair<S,T> &p){return o<<"("<<p.fs<<","<<p.sc<<")";}
template<class T> ostream& operator<<(ostream& o,const vector<T> &vc){o<<"sz = "<<vc.size()<<endl<<"[";for(const T& v:vc) o<<v<<",";o<<"]";return o;}
typedef long long ll;
ll N,D;
int main(){
	cin>>N>>D;
	ll a=N-D-1;
	if(D==N-1) cout<<N-1<<endl;
	else if(D==1) cout<<N*(N-1)/2<<endl;
	else cout<<(N-D+2)*(N-D+1)/2 +D-3<<endl;
}