import java.util.Scanner;
public class divide {

public int max(int a, int b) {
    return Math.max(a, b);
}

public static void main (String[] args)
{
    Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
    int a = sc.nextInt();
    int b = sc.nextInt();

    int max = max(a, b);
    system.out.println(max);
}
}