gistfile1.rb

def e(h,w,r,c)
	return r+c-1 if (r==1 || c==w)
	return e(h,w,h-r+1,w-c+1)+h+w-2 if (r==h || c==1);
	return e(h-2,w-2,r-1,c-1)+2*(h+w-2);
end

a,b=gets.split.map(&:to_i)
d=Math.log10(a*b).to_i + 1
for i in 1..a 
	for j in 1..b 
		printf "%#{d}d ", e(a,b,i,j)
	end
	puts nil
end