#include <iostream>
#include <climits> // 包含 INT_MAX 的定义
using namespace std;

int main() {
    int n, m;
    cin >> n >> m; // 读取果树的行数和列数
    int maxApples = INT_MIN, minApples = INT_MAX;
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < m; j++) {
            int apples;
            cin >> apples; // 读取每棵树上的苹果数
            if (apples > maxApples) {
                maxApples = apples;
            }
            if (apples < minApples) {
                minApples = apples;
            }
        }
    }
    int difference = maxApples - minApples;
    cout << difference;
    return 0;
}


/**************************************************************
	Problem: 1272
	User: zhenghaoxuan
	Language: C++
	Result: Accepted
	Time:9 ms
	Memory:2072 kb
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