# Python3 program to implement Disjoint Set Data 
# Structure. 
  
class DisjSet: 
    def __init__(self, n): 
        # Constructor to create and 
        # initialize sets of n items 
        self.rank = [1] * n 
        self.parent = [i for i in range(n)] 
  
  
    # Finds set of given item x 
    def find(self, x): 
          
        # Finds the representative of the set 
        # that x is an element of 
        if (self.parent[x] != x): 
              
            # if x is not the parent of itself 
            # Then x is not the representative of 
            # its set, 
            self.parent[x] = self.find(self.parent[x]) 
              
            # so we recursively call Find on its parent 
            # and move i's node directly under the 
            # representative of this set 
  
        return self.parent[x] 
  
  
    # Do union of two sets represented 
    # by x and y. 
    def Union(self, x, y): 
          
        # Find current sets of x and y 
        xset = self.find(x) 
        yset = self.find(y) 
  
        # If they are already in same set 
        if xset == yset: 
            return
  
        # Put smaller ranked item under 
        # bigger ranked item if ranks are 
        # different 
        if self.rank[xset] < self.rank[yset]: 
            self.parent[xset] = yset 
  
        elif self.rank[xset] > self.rank[yset]: 
            self.parent[yset] = xset 
  
        # If ranks are same, then move y under 
        # x (doesn't matter which one goes where) 
        # and increment rank of x's tree 
        else: 
            self.parent[yset] = xset 
            self.rank[xset] = self.rank[xset] + 1
  
# Driver code 
'''obj = DisjSet(5) 
obj.Union(0, 2) 
obj.Union(4, 2) 
obj.Union(3, 1) 
if obj.find(4) == obj.find(0): 
    print('Yes') '''
n,m=map(int,input().split())
obj = DisjSet(n+1)
for i in range(m):
    a,b=map(int,input().split())
    obj.Union(a,b) 
c=0
l1=[0]*n
for i in range(1,n+1):
    l1[obj.find(i)]+=1
print(max(l1))

### FIXED CODE ###


# Python3 program to implement Disjoint Set Data 
# Structure. 
  
class DisjSet: 
    def __init__(self, n): 
        # Constructor to create and 
        # initialize sets of n items 
        self.rank = [1] * n 
        self.parent = [i for i in range(n)] 
  
  
    # Finds set of given item x 
    def find(self, x): 
          
        # Finds the representative of the set 
        # that x is an element of 
        if (self.parent[x] != x): 
              
            # if x is not the parent of itself 
            # Then x is not the representative of 
            # its set, 
            self.parent[x] = self.find(self.parent[x]) 
              
            # so we recursively call Find on its parent 
            # and move i's node directly under the 
            # representative of this set 
  
        return self.parent[x] 
  
  
    # Do union of two sets represented 
    # by x and y. 
    def Union(self, x, y): 
          
        # Find current sets of x and y 
        xset = self.find(x) 
        yset = self.find(y) 
  
        # If they are already in same set 
        if xset == yset: 
            return
  
        # Put smaller ranked item under 
        # bigger ranked item if ranks are 
        # different 
        if self.rank[xset] < self.rank[yset]: 
            self.parent[xset] = yset 
  
        elif self.rank[xset] > self.rank[yset]: 
            self.parent[yset] = xset 
  
        # If ranks are same, then move y under 
        # x (doesn't matter which one goes where) 
        # and increment rank of x's tree 
        else: 
            self.parent[yset] = xset 
            self.rank[xset] = self.rank[xset] + 1
  
# Driver code 
'''obj = DisjSet(5) 
obj.Union(0, 2) 
obj.Union(4, 2) 
obj.Union(3, 1) 
if obj.find(4) == obj.find(0): 
    print('Yes') '''
n,m=map(int,input().split())
obj = DisjSet(n)
for i in range(m):
    a,b=map(int,input().split())
    obj.Union(a-1,b-1) 
c=0
l1=[0]*n
for i in range(n):
    l1[obj.find(i)]+=1
print(max(l1))