#include <map>
#include <set>
#include <ctime>
#include <cmath>
#include <queue>
#include <stack>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <sstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <functional>
using namespace std;
#define For(i, x, y) for(int i=x;i<=y;i++)  
#define _For(i, x, y) for(int i=x;i>=y;i--)
#define Mem(f, x) memset(f,x,sizeof(f))  
#define Sca(x) scanf("%d", &x)
#define Sca2(x,y) scanf("%d%d",&x,&y)
#define Sca3(x,y,z) scanf("%d%d%d",&x,&y,&z)
#define Scl(x) scanf("%lld",&x);  
#define Pri(x) printf("%d\n", x)
#define Prl(x) printf("%lld\n",x);  
#define CLR(u) for(int i=0;i<=N;i++)u[i].clear();
#define LL long long
#define ULL unsigned long long  
#define mp make_pair
#define PII pair<int,int>
#define PIL pair<int,long long>
#define PLL pair<long long,long long>
#define pb push_back
#define fi first
#define se second 
typedef vector<int> VI;
const double eps = 1e-9;
const int maxn = 110;
const int INF = 0x3f3f3f3f;
const int mod = 1e9 + 7; 
int N,M,K;
int main(){
	int a,b;
	cin >>a >> b;
	cout << max(max(a + b,a * b),a - b);
	return 0;
}