import java.util.*;
public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args){
    Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
    int a = sc.nextInt();
    int b = sc.nextInt();
    
    int addition = a + b;
    int subtraction = a - b;
    int multiplication = a * b;
    
    int max = addition;
    if (addition < subtraction) {
      max = subtraction;
    }
    if (max < multiplication) {
      max = multiplication;
    }
    System.out.println(max);
  }
}
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