Buggy python submission (verdict: Time Limit Exceeded):
import sys
sys.setrecursionlimit(10 ** 9)
# input = sys.stdin.readline    ####
def int1(x): return int(x) - 1
def II(): return int(input())
def MI(): return map(int, input().split())
def MI1(): return map(int1, input().split())
def LI(): return list(map(int, input().split()))
def LI1(): return list(map(int1, input().split()))
def LLI(rows_number): return [LI() for _ in range(rows_number)]
def MS(): return input().split()
def LS(): return list(input())
def LLS(rows_number): return [LS() for _ in range(rows_number)]
def printlist(lst, k=' '): print(k.join(list(map(str, lst))))
INF = float('inf')
# from math import ceil, floor, log2
# from collections import deque, defaultdict
# from itertools import combinations as comb, combinations_with_replacement as comb_w, accumulate, product, permutations
# from heapq import heapify, heappop, heappush
# import numpy as np    # cumsum
# from bisect import bisect_left, bisect_right

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 solve():
    N, M = MI()

    uf = UnionFind(N)
    for i in range(M):
        a, b = MI1()
        uf.union(a, b)
    
    tmp = []
    # print(uf.all_group_members())
    for gp in uf.all_group_members().values():
        l = len(gp)
        tmp.append(l)
    s = sorted(tmp, reverse=True)
    # print(s)
    if len(s) == 1:
        print(s[0])
    else:
        print(s[1] + s[0] - s[1])


if __name__ == '__main__':
    solve()



Fixed submission:
import sys
sys.setrecursionlimit(10 ** 9)
# input = sys.stdin.readline    ####
def int1(x): return int(x) - 1
def II(): return int(input())
def MI(): return map(int, input().split())
def MI1(): return map(int1, input().split())
def LI(): return list(map(int, input().split()))
def LI1(): return list(map(int1, input().split()))
def LLI(rows_number): return [LI() for _ in range(rows_number)]
def MS(): return input().split()
def LS(): return list(input())
def LLS(rows_number): return [LS() for _ in range(rows_number)]
def printlist(lst, k=' '): print(k.join(list(map(str, lst))))
INF = float('inf')
# from math import ceil, floor, log2
# from collections import deque, defaultdict
# from itertools import combinations as comb, combinations_with_replacement as comb_w, accumulate, product, permutations
# from heapq import heapify, heappop, heappush
# import numpy as np    # cumsum
# from bisect import bisect_left, bisect_right

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 solve():
    N, M = MI()

    uf = UnionFind(N)
    for i in range(M):
        a, b = MI1()
        uf.union(a, b)
    
    tmp = []
    # print(uf.roots())
    for r in uf.roots():
        # print(uf.size(r))
        tmp.append(uf.size(r))
    s = sorted(tmp, reverse=True)
    # print(s)
    if len(s) == 1:
        print(s[0])
    else:
        print(s[1] + s[0] - s[1])


if __name__ == '__main__':
    solve()