// #define _GLIBCXX_DEBUG
#define _USE_MATH_DEFINES
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
using ll = long long; using pii = pair<int, int>; using vi = vector<int>; using vvi = vector<vi>; using vl = vector<ll>; using vvl = vector<vl>;
#define rep0(TMS) for (int CNT = 0; CNT < (int)(TMS); CNT++)
#define rep(CNT, GOAL) for (int CNT = 0; CNT < (int)(GOAL); CNT++)
#define rep2(CNT, START, GOAL) for (int CNT = (int)(START); CNT < (int)(GOAL); CNT++)
#define rep3(CNT, START, GOAL) for (int CNT = (int)(START); CNT > (int)(GOAL); CNT--)
#define all(CONT) begin(CONT), end(CONT)
#define itrep(ITR, CONT) for (auto ITR = begin(CONT); ITR != end(CONT); ITR++)
#define itrep1(ITR, CONT) for (auto ITR = next(begin(CONT)); ITR != end(CONT); ITR++)
template <typename T> bool chmax(T &a, const T &b) { if (a < b) { a = b; return true; } return false; }
template <typename T> bool chmin(T &a, const T &b) { if (a > b) { a = b; return true; } return false; }
void prec(const int &DIG) { cerr << fixed << setprecision(DIG); cout << fixed << setprecision(DIG); }
template <typename T> void CERR(const T &ELEM) { cerr << ELEM; }
template <typename T, typename ...Ts> void CERR(const T &FIRST, const Ts &...REST) { CERR(FIRST); cerr << ", "; CERR(REST...); }
template <typename T1, typename T2> void CERR(const pair<T1, T2> &PAIR) { cerr << "("; CERR(PAIR.first); cerr << ", "; CERR(PAIR.second); cerr << ")"; }
template <typename T> void CERR(const vector<T> &VEC) { cerr << "{ "; itrep(ITR, VEC) { CERR(*ITR); cerr << ", "; } cerr << "}"; }
template <typename T> void CERR1(const vector<T> &VEC) { cerr << "{ "; itrep1(ITR, VEC) { CERR(*ITR); cerr << ", "; } cerr << "}"; }
template <typename T> void CERR(const set<T> &SET) { cerr << "{ "; itrep(ITR, SET) { CERR(*ITR); cerr << ", "; } cerr << "}"; }
template <typename T> void CERR(const multiset<T> &MULTISET) { cerr << "{ "; itrep(ITR, MULTISET) { CERR(*ITR); cerr << ", "; } cerr << "}"; }
template <typename T1, typename T2> void CERR(const map<T1, T2> &MAP) { cerr << "{ "; itrep(ITR, MAP) { CERR(*ITR); cerr << ", "; } cerr << "}"; }
#define db(OBJ) cerr << #OBJ << ": "; CERR(OBJ); cerr << ", "
#define dbl(OBJ) cerr << #OBJ << ": "; CERR(OBJ); cerr << "\n"
#define db1(OBJ) cerr << #OBJ << ": "; CERR1(OBJ); cerr << "\n"
#define dbs(...) cerr << "(" << #__VA_ARGS__ << "): ("; CERR(__VA_ARGS__); cerr << ")\n"
#define dbvv(VV) cerr << #VV << ": {\n"; rep(CNT, VV.size()) { cerr << #VV << "[" << CNT << "]: "; CERR(VV[CNT]); cerr << ",\n"; } cerr << "}\n"
#define db01(VV) cerr << #VV << ": {\n"; rep(CNT, VV.size()) { cerr << #VV << "[" << CNT << "]: "; CERR1(VV[CNT]); cerr << ",\n"; } cerr << "}\n"
#define db10(VV) cerr << #VV << ": {\n"; rep2(CNT, 1, VV.size()) { cerr << #VV << "[" << CNT << "]: "; CERR(VV[CNT]); cerr << ",\n"; } cerr << "}\n"
#define db11(VV) cerr << #VV << ": {\n"; rep2(CNT, 1, VV.size()) { cerr << #VV << "[" << CNT << "]: "; CERR1(VV[CNT]); cerr << ",\n"; } cerr << "}\n"
#define YN(FLG) cout << (FLG ? "YES" : "NO") << "\n"
#define Yn(FLG) cout << (FLG ? "Yes" : "No") << "\n"
#define yn(FLG) cout << (FLG ? "yes" : "no") << "\n"
// const ll INF = 1'000'000'000'000'000'007;
const int INF = 1'000'000'007;
const ll MOD = 1'000'000'007; // 998'244'353;

vi par, dep, siz;
int root(int x) {
	if (par[x] == x) return x;
	else return par[x] = root(par[x]);
}
void unite(int x, int y) {
	x = root(x); y = root(y);
	if (x == y) return;
	if (dep[x] > dep[y]) { par[y] = x; siz[x] += siz[y]; }
	else if (dep[x] < dep[y]) { par[x] = y; siz[y] += siz[x]; }
	else { par[y] = x; dep[x] ++; siz[x] += siz[y]; }
}
bool same(int x, int y) { return root(x) == root(y); }
void uf(int NODENUM) {
	par.assign(NODENUM, 0); dep.assign(NODENUM, 0); siz.assign(NODENUM, 1);
	rep(i, NODENUM) par[i] = i;
}

int main() {
	// 0-ind;
	int N, M; cin >> N >> M;
	uf(N);
	rep(i, M) {
		int A, B; cin >> A >> B;
		unite(--A, --B);
	}
	int ans = 0;
	rep(i, N) chmax(ans, siz[root(i)]);
	cout << ans << endl;
}

Measured memory_bytes: 5572