class UnionFind():

    def __init__(self, n):

        self.n = n

        self.parents = [-1] * n



    def find(self, x):

        if self.parents[x] < 0:

            return x

        else:

            self.parents[x] = self.find(self.parents[x])

            return self.parents[x]



    def union(self, x, y):

        x = self.find(x)

        y = self.find(y)



        if x == y:

            return



        if self.parents[x] > self.parents[y]:

            x, y = y, x



        self.parents[x] += self.parents[y]

        self.parents[y] = x



    def size(self, x):

        return -self.parents[self.find(x)]



    def same(self, x, y):

        return self.find(x) == self.find(y)



    def members(self, x):

        root = self.find(x)

        return [i for i in range(self.n) if self.find(i) == root]



    def roots(self):

        return [i for i, x in enumerate(self.parents) if x < 0]



    def group_count(self):

        return len(self.roots())



    def all_group_members(self):

        return {r: self.members(r) for r in self.roots()}



    def __str__(self):

        return '\n'.join('{}: {}'.format(r, self.members(r)) for r in self.roots())



import sys

input = sys.stdin.buffer.readline

N,M = list(map(int,input().split()))

uf = UnionFind(N)

for i in range(M):

    A,B = list(map(int,input().split()))

    uf.union(A-1,B-1)

ans = 0

for i in uf.roots():

    ans = max(uf.size(i),ans)

print(ans)

class UnionFind():

    def __init__(self, n):

        self.n = n

        self.parents = [-1] * n



    def find(self, x):

        if self.parents[x] < 0:

            return x

        else:

            li = []

            while self.parents[x] >= 0:

                li.append(x)

                x = self.parents[x]

            for y in li:

                self.parents[y] = x

            return x



    def union(self, x, y):

        x = self.find(x)

        y = self.find(y)



        if x == y:

            return



        if self.parents[x] > self.parents[y]:

            x, y = y, x



        self.parents[x] += self.parents[y]

        self.parents[y] = x



    def size(self, x):

        return -self.parents[self.find(x)]



    def same(self, x, y):

        return self.find(x) == self.find(y)



    def members(self, x):

        root = self.find(x)

        return [i for i in range(self.n) if self.find(i) == root]



    def roots(self):

        return [i for i, x in enumerate(self.parents) if x < 0]



    def group_count(self):

        return len(self.roots())



    def all_group_members(self):

        return {r: self.members(r) for r in self.roots()}



    def __str__(self):

        return '\n'.join('{}: {}'.format(r, self.members(r)) for r in self.roots())



import sys

input = sys.stdin.buffer.readline

N,M = list(map(int,input().split()))

uf = UnionFind(N)

for i in range(M):

    A,B = list(map(int,input().split()))

    uf.union(A-1,B-1)

ans = 0

for i in uf.roots():

    ans = max(uf.size(i),ans)

print(ans)

class UnionFind:
    def __init__(self, n):
        self.n = n
        self.parents = [-1] * n

    def find(self, x):
        if self.parents[x] < 0:
            return x
        else:
            self.parents[x] = self.find(self.parents[x])
            return self.parents[x]

    def union(self, x, y):
        x = self.find(x)
        y = self.find(y)
        if x == y:
            return
        if self.parents[x] > self.parents[y]:
            x, y = y, x
        self.parents[x] += self.parents[y]
        self.parents[y] = x

    def size(self, x):
        return -self.parents[self.find(x)]

    def same(self, x, y):
        return self.find(x) == self.find(y)

    def members(self, x):
        root = self.find(x)
        return [i for i in range(self.n) if self.find(i) == root]

    def roots(self):
        return [i for i, x in enumerate(self.parents) if x < 0]

    def group_count(self):
        return len(self.roots())

    def all_group_members(self):
        return {r: self.members(r) for r in self.roots()}

    def __str__(self):
        return "\n".join("{}: {}".format(r, self.members(r)) for r in self.roots())


import sys

input = sys.stdin.buffer.readline
N, M = list(map(int, input().split()))
uf = UnionFind(N)
for i in range(M):
    A, B = list(map(int, input().split()))
    uf.union(A - 1, B - 1)
ans = 0
for i in uf.roots():
    ans = max(uf.size(i), ans)
print(ans)

class UnionFind:
    def __init__(self, n):
        self.n = n
        self.parents = [-1] * n

    def find(self, x):
        if self.parents[x] < 0:
            return x
        else:
            li = []
            while self.parents[x] >= 0:
                li.append(x)
                x = self.parents[x]
            for y in li:
                self.parents[y] = x
            return x

    def union(self, x, y):
        x = self.find(x)
        y = self.find(y)
        if x == y:
            return
        if self.parents[x] > self.parents[y]:
            x, y = y, x
        self.parents[x] += self.parents[y]
        self.parents[y] = x

    def size(self, x):
        return -self.parents[self.find(x)]

    def same(self, x, y):
        return self.find(x) == self.find(y)

    def members(self, x):
        root = self.find(x)
        return [i for i in range(self.n) if self.find(i) == root]

    def roots(self):
        return [i for i, x in enumerate(self.parents) if x < 0]

    def group_count(self):
        return len(self.roots())

    def all_group_members(self):
        return {r: self.members(r) for r in self.roots()}

    def __str__(self):
        return "\n".join("{}: {}".format(r, self.members(r)) for r in self.roots())


import sys

input = sys.stdin.buffer.readline
N, M = list(map(int, input().split()))
uf = UnionFind(N)
for i in range(M):
    A, B = list(map(int, input().split()))
    uf.union(A - 1, B - 1)
ans = 0
for i in uf.roots():
    ans = max(uf.size(i), ans)
print(ans)

-            self.parents[x] = self.find(self.parents[x]) -            return self.parents[x] +            li = [] +            while self.parents[x] >= 0: +                li.append(x) +                x = self.parents[x] +            for y in li: +                self.parents[y] = x +            return x