#include<stdio.h>

int max(int, int);

void main()
{
  int a, b, c;
  
  scanf("%d%d", &a, &b);
  c = max(a, b);
  printf("%d\n", c);
}

int max(int x, int y)
{
  int res;
  if (x >= y)
    res = x;
  else
    res = y;
  return res;
}