# 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())


def main():
    from sys import setrecursionlimit, stdin, stderr
    from os import environ
    from collections import defaultdict, deque, Counter
    from math import ceil, floor
    from itertools import accumulate, combinations, combinations_with_replacement
    setrecursionlimit(10**6)
    dbg = (lambda *something: stderr.write("\033[92m{}\033[0m".format(str(something)+'\n'))) if 'TERM_PROGRAM' in environ else lambda *x: 0
    input = lambda: stdin.readline().rstrip()
    LMIIS = lambda: list(map(int,input().split()))
    II = lambda: int(eval(input()))
    P = 10**9+7
    INF = 10**18+10

    N,M = LMIIS()
    uf = UnionFind(N+1)
    for i in range(M):
        a,b = LMIIS()
        uf.union(a,b)
    max_size = 0
    for v in list(uf.all_group_members().values()):
        max_size = max(max_size, len(v))
    print(max_size)

    
main()

# 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())


def main():
    from sys import setrecursionlimit, stdin, stderr
    from os import environ
    from collections import defaultdict, deque, Counter
    from math import ceil, floor
    from itertools import accumulate, combinations, combinations_with_replacement
    setrecursionlimit(10**6)
    dbg = (lambda *something: stderr.write("\033[92m{}\033[0m".format(str(something)+'\n'))) if 'TERM_PROGRAM' in environ else lambda *x: 0
    input = lambda: stdin.readline().rstrip()
    LMIIS = lambda: list(map(int,input().split()))
    II = lambda: int(eval(input()))
    P = 10**9+7
    INF = 10**18+10

    N,M = LMIIS()
    uf = UnionFind(N+1)
    for i in range(M):
        a,b = LMIIS()
        uf.union(a,b)
    max_size = 0
    roots = uf.roots()
    for r in roots:
        max_size = max(max_size,uf.size(r))
    print(max_size)

    
main()