#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() { 
  int n,a;
  cin>>n>>a;
  if (n>a) {
  cout<<n;
  
  }
  
   else{
   	cout<<a;
   }
    return 0;
}
/**************************************************************
	Problem: 1034
	User: wangyousi
	Language: C++
	Result: Accepted
	Time:10 ms
	Memory:2072 kb
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