# Original solution
import math
ini = lambda : int(eval(input()))
inm = lambda : list(map(int,input().split()))
inl = lambda : list(map(int,input().split()))
gcd = lambda x,y : gcd(y,x%y) if x%y else y
def factorization(n):
    arr = []
    temp = n
    for i in range(2, int(-(-n**0.5//1))+1):
        if temp%i==0:
            cnt=0
            while temp%i==0:
                cnt+=1
                temp //= i
            arr.append([i, cnt])
    if temp!=1:
        arr.append([temp, 1])
    if arr==[]:
        arr.append([n, 1])
    return arr
def make_divisors(n):
    divisors = []
    for i in range(1, int(n**0.5)+1):
        if n % i == 0:
            divisors.append(i)
            if i != n // i:
                divisors.append(n//i)
    divisors.sort()
    return divisors
mod = 10**9 + 7

#maincode-------------------------------------------------

n,m = inm()
check = [-1] * n
friend = [[ ] for i in range(n)]
q = 0

for i in range(m):
    a,b = inm()
    a -= 1
    b -= 1
    friend[a].append(b)
    friend[b].append(a)

for i in range(n):
    if check[i] != -1:
        continue
    mark = i
    check[i] = mark
    q = friend[i][::]
    while(len(q) > 0):
        if check[q[0]] != -1:
            q.pop(0)
            continue
        for j in friend[q[0]]:
            if check[j] != -1:
                continue
            check[j] = mark
            q.append(j)
        check[q[0]] = mark
        q.pop(0)
        
ans = 0

for i in set(check):
    ans = max(ans,check.count(i))
print(ans)

# Optimized solution
import math
ini = lambda : int(eval(input()))
inm = lambda : list(map(int,input().split()))
inl = lambda : list(map(int,input().split()))
gcd = lambda x,y : gcd(y,x%y) if x%y else y
def factorization(n):
    arr = []
    temp = n
    for i in range(2, int(-(-n**0.5//1))+1):
        if temp%i==0:
            cnt=0
            while temp%i==0:
                cnt+=1
                temp //= i
            arr.append([i, cnt])
    if temp!=1:
        arr.append([temp, 1])
    if arr==[]:
        arr.append([n, 1])
    return arr
def make_divisors(n):
    divisors = []
    for i in range(1, int(n**0.5)+1):
        if n % i == 0:
            divisors.append(i)
            if i != n // i:
                divisors.append(n//i)
    divisors.sort()
    return divisors
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())
mod = 10**9 + 7

#maincode-------------------------------------------------

n,m = inm()
uf = UnionFind(n)
for i in range(m):
    a,b = inm()
    a -= 1
    b -= 1
    uf.union(a,b)

ans = 0
for i in range(n):
    ans = max(ans,uf.size(i))

print(ans)