import java.io.BufferedReader
import java.io.InputStreamReader
import java.io.PrintWriter
import kotlin.math.max

val br = BufferedReader(InputStreamReader(System.`in`))
val out = PrintWriter(System.out)

fun readInteger() = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine())
fun readLong() = java.lang.Long.parseLong(br.readLine())
fun readStringList() = br.readLine()!!.split(' ')
fun readIntegerList() = readStringList().map(Integer::parseInt)
fun readLongList() = readStringList().map(java.lang.Long::parseLong)
fun readDoubleList() = readStringList().map(java.lang.Double::parseDouble)


class UnionFind(n: Int) {
    private val rank = IntArray(n) { 0 }
    private val parent = IntArray(n) { -1 }

    fun find(x: Int): Int {
        if (parent[x] < 0) {
            return x
        }
        parent[x] = find(parent[x])
        return parent[x]
    }

    fun unite(x: Int, y: Int) {
        val x1 = find(x)
        val y1 = find(y)
        if (x1 == y1) {
            return
        }
        if (rank[x1] < rank[y1]) {
            parent[y1] += parent[x1]
            parent[x1] = y1
        } else {
            parent[x1] += parent[y1]
            parent[y1] = x1
            if (rank[x1] == rank[y1]) {
                rank[x1]++
            }
        }
    }

    fun same(x: Int, y: Int): Boolean {
        return find(x) == find(y)
    }

    fun size(x: Int): Int {
        return -parent[find(x)]
    }
}
fun main() {
    val (n, m) = readIntegerList()
    val abs = mutableListOf<List<Int>>()
    val union = UnionFind(n)
    for (i in 0 until m) {
        val (a,b)=readIntegerList()
        union.unite(a-1,b-1)
    }
    var ans=0
     for (i in 0 until n) {
        ans=max(ans,union.size(i))
    }
    println(ans)


}
