# Original solution
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 = list(map(int,input().split()))

ARR = []

for i in range(M):
    ARR.append(list(map(int,input().split())))

def calculate(n,m,arr):
    unionFind = UnionFind(n)

    for i in range(m):
        startNode = arr[i][0] - 1
        endNode = arr[i][1] - 1
        unionFind.union(startNode, endNode)

    result = 0
    for item in list(unionFind.all_group_members().values()):
        result = max(result,(len(item)))

    print(result)



calculate(N,M,ARR)

# Optimized solution
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 = list(map(int,input().split()))

ARR = []

for i in range(M):
    ARR.append(list(map(int,input().split())))

def calculate(n,m,arr):
    unionFind = UnionFind(n)

    for i in range(m):
        startNode = arr[i][0] - 1
        endNode = arr[i][1] - 1
        unionFind.union(startNode, endNode)

    result = 0
    for i in range(n):
        result = max(result,unionFind.size(i))
    print(result)



calculate(N,M,ARR)