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+
+// BY hg398 
+
+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+using namespace std;
+#define ll long long int
+#define boost ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false),cin.tie(NULL),cout.tie(NULL)
+#define FOR(i,a,b) for(int i=a;i<=b;i++)
+
+int largest(int a,int b)
+{
+	return a*(bool)(a/b) + b*(bool)(b/a); 
+}
+
+int main() {
+	boost;
+	int num1,num2;
+	cin>>num1>>num2;
+	if(num1==num2)
+	cout<<num1;
+	else
+	cout<<largest(num1,num2);
+	return 0;
+}
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