import java.util.*;

class Main{

    public static void main(String[] args){

        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        int n = sc.nextInt();
        int m = sc.nextInt();
        int[][] f = new int[n][m];

        int[] dx = {0, 1, 0, - 1}, dy = {1, 0, -1, 0};
        int d = 0, x = 0, y = 0, k = 1;

        while(k <= m * n){

            int a = x + dx[d];
            int b = y + dy[d];
            if(a >= n || b >= m || a < 0 || b < 0 || f[a][b] != 0) d = (d + 1) % 4;
            f[x][y] = k;
            x += dx[d];
            y += dy[d];
            k ++;
        }

        for(int[] nums : f){
            for(int num : nums){
                System.out.print(num + " ");
            }
            System.out.println();
        }

    }
}