# Original solution
import sys, bisect, math, itertools, string, queue, copy
# import numpy as np
# import scipy
# from collections import Counter,defaultdict,deque
# from itertools import permutations, combinations
# from heapq import heappop, heappush
input = sys.stdin.readline
sys.setrecursionlimit(10**8)
mod = 10**9+7
def inp(): return int(eval(input()))
def inpm(): return list(map(int,input().split()))
def inpl(): return list(map(int, input().split()))
def inpls(): return list(input().split())
def inplm(n): return list(int(eval(input())) for _ in range(n))
def inplL(n): return [list(eval(input())) for _ in range(n)]
def inplT(n): return [tuple(eval(input())) for _ in range(n)]
def inpll(n): return [list(map(int, input().split())) for _ in range(n)]
def inplt(n): return [tuple(map(int, input().split())) for _ in range(n)]
def inplls(n): return sorted([list(map(int, input().split())) for _ in range(n)])



#UnionFind
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())

n,m = inpm()
AB = inplt(m)

uf = UnionFind(n)
for a,b in AB:
    uf.union(a-1,b-1)

ans = 0
for x in list(uf.all_group_members().values()):
    ans = max(ans,len(x))

print(ans)

# Optimized solution
import sys, bisect, math, itertools, string, queue, copy
# import numpy as np
# import scipy
# from collections import Counter,defaultdict,deque
# from itertools import permutations, combinations
# from heapq import heappop, heappush
input = sys.stdin.readline
sys.setrecursionlimit(10**8)
mod = 10**9+7
def inp(): return int(eval(input()))
def inpm(): return list(map(int,input().split()))
def inpl(): return list(map(int, input().split()))
def inpls(): return list(input().split())
def inplm(n): return list(int(eval(input())) for _ in range(n))
def inplL(n): return [list(eval(input())) for _ in range(n)]
def inplT(n): return [tuple(eval(input())) for _ in range(n)]
def inpll(n): return [list(map(int, input().split())) for _ in range(n)]
def inplt(n): return [tuple(map(int, input().split())) for _ in range(n)]
def inplls(n): return sorted([list(map(int, input().split())) for _ in range(n)])



#UnionFind
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())

n,m = inpm()
AB = inplt(m)

uf = UnionFind(n)
for a,b in AB:
    uf.union(a-1,b-1)

print((-min(uf.parents)))