#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

const int N = 110;
int matrix[N][N];

int main(void) 
{
    int n, m;
    cin >> n >> m;
    int dx[4] = {0, 1, 0, -1}, dy[4] = {1, 0, -1, 0};
    int d = 0;
    int x = 0, y = 0;
    for (int i = 1; i <= n * m; i++) {
        int a = x + dx[d], b = y + dy[d];
        matrix[x][y] = i;
        // cout << i << endl;
        if (a < 0 || a >= n || b < 0 || b >= m || matrix[a][b]) {
            d = (d + 1) % 4;
            a = x + dx[d], b = y + dy[d];
        }
        x = a, y = b;
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < m; j++) {
            cout << matrix[i][j] << ' ';
        }
        cout << endl;
    }
}