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import sys
from math import sqrt, pi, sin, factorial, ceil, floor
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
# sys.setrecursionlimit(10**7)
BLANK = " "
# inp = input
inp = lambda : sys.stdin.readline().rstrip()
mii = lambda x = BLANK : [*map(int,inp().split(x))]
mfi = lambda x = BLANK : [*map(float,inp().split(x))]
ii = lambda : int(inp())
fi = lambda : float(inp())
p = print
def solve():
x = ii()
n = ii()
cnt = 0
while x < n:
cnt += 1
r = x % 3
if r == 0:
x += 1
elif r == 1:
x *= 2
else:
x *= 3
p(cnt)
if __name__ == "__main__":
tc = 1
for t in range(1, tc+1):
ret = solve()