import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;

public class Main
{
	public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
	{
		InputStream inputStream = System.in;
		OutputStream outputStream = System.out;
		InputReader in = new InputReader(inputStream);
		PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(outputStream);
		
		int a = in.nextInt();
		int b = in.nextInt();
		
		out.println(Math.max(a + b, Math.max(a - b, a * b)));
		
		out.close();
	}
	
	static class InputReader
	{
		public BufferedReader reader;
		public StringTokenizer tokenizer;
		
		public InputReader(InputStream stream)
		{
			reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream), 32768);
			tokenizer = null;
		}
		
		public String next()
		{
			while(tokenizer == null || !tokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
			{
				try
				{
					tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine());
				}
				catch(IOException e)
				{
					throw new RuntimeException(e);
				}
			}
			
			return tokenizer.nextToken();
		}
		
		public int nextInt()
		{
			return Integer.parseInt(next());
		}
	}
} import java.util.*; util.* java import java.lang.*; lang.* java import java.io.*; io.* java public class Main
{
	public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
	{
		InputStream inputStream = System.in;
		OutputStream outputStream = System.out;
		InputReader in = new InputReader(inputStream);
		PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(outputStream);
		
		int a = in.nextInt();
		int b = in.nextInt();
		
		out.println(Math.max(a + b, Math.max(a - b, a * b)));
		
		out.close();
	}
	
	static class InputReader
	{
		public BufferedReader reader;
		public StringTokenizer tokenizer;
		
		public InputReader(InputStream stream)
		{
			reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream), 32768);
			tokenizer = null;
		}
		
		public String next()
		{
			while(tokenizer == null || !tokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
			{
				try
				{
					tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine());
				}
				catch(IOException e)
				{
					throw new RuntimeException(e);
				}
			}
			
			return tokenizer.nextToken();
		}
		
		public int nextInt()
		{
			return Integer.parseInt(next());
		}
	}
} Main public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
	{
		InputStream inputStream = System.in;
		OutputStream outputStream = System.out;
		InputReader in = new InputReader(inputStream);
		PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(outputStream);
		
		int a = in.nextInt();
		int b = in.nextInt();
		
		out.println(Math.max(a + b, Math.max(a - b, a * b)));
		
		out.close();
	} main {
		InputStream inputStream = System.in;
		OutputStream outputStream = System.out;
		InputReader in = new InputReader(inputStream);
		PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(outputStream);
		
		int a = in.nextInt();
		int b = in.nextInt();
		
		out.println(Math.max(a + b, Math.max(a - b, a * b)));
		
		out.close();
	} InputStream inputStream = System.in; inputStream System.in System System.in OutputStream outputStream = System.out; outputStream System.out System System.out InputReader in = new InputReader(inputStream); in new InputReader(inputStream) PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(outputStream); out new PrintWriter(outputStream) int a = in.nextInt(); a in.nextInt() in.nextInt in int b = in.nextInt(); b in.nextInt() in.nextInt in out.println(Math.max(a + b, Math.max(a - b, a * b))) out.println out Math.max(a + b, Math.max(a - b, a * b)) Math.max Math a + b a b Math.max(a - b, a * b) Math.max Math a - b a b a * b a b out.close() out.close out String[] args args static class InputReader
	{
		public BufferedReader reader;
		public StringTokenizer tokenizer;
		
		public InputReader(InputStream stream)
		{
			reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream), 32768);
			tokenizer = null;
		}
		
		public String next()
		{
			while(tokenizer == null || !tokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
			{
				try
				{
					tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine());
				}
				catch(IOException e)
				{
					throw new RuntimeException(e);
				}
			}
			
			return tokenizer.nextToken();
		}
		
		public int nextInt()
		{
			return Integer.parseInt(next());
		}
	} InputReader public BufferedReader reader; reader public StringTokenizer tokenizer; tokenizer public InputReader(InputStream stream)
		{
			reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream), 32768);
			tokenizer = null;
		} InputReader {
			reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream), 32768);
			tokenizer = null;
		} reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream), 32768) reader new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream), 32768) tokenizer = null tokenizer null InputStream stream stream public String next()
		{
			while(tokenizer == null || !tokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
			{
				try
				{
					tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine());
				}
				catch(IOException e)
				{
					throw new RuntimeException(e);
				}
			}
			
			return tokenizer.nextToken();
		} next {
			while(tokenizer == null || !tokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
			{
				try
				{
					tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine());
				}
				catch(IOException e)
				{
					throw new RuntimeException(e);
				}
			}
			
			return tokenizer.nextToken();
		} while(tokenizer == null || !tokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
			{
				try
				{
					tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine());
				}
				catch(IOException e)
				{
					throw new RuntimeException(e);
				}
			} tokenizer == null || !tokenizer.hasMoreTokens() tokenizer == null tokenizer null !tokenizer.hasMoreTokens() tokenizer.hasMoreTokens() tokenizer.hasMoreTokens tokenizer {
				try
				{
					tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine());
				}
				catch(IOException e)
				{
					throw new RuntimeException(e);
				}
			} try
				{
					tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine());
				}
				catch(IOException e)
				{
					throw new RuntimeException(e);
				} catch(IOException e)
				{
					throw new RuntimeException(e);
				} IOException e {
					throw new RuntimeException(e);
				} throw new RuntimeException(e); new RuntimeException(e) {
					tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine());
				} tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine()) tokenizer new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine()) return tokenizer.nextToken(); tokenizer.nextToken() tokenizer.nextToken tokenizer public int nextInt()
		{
			return Integer.parseInt(next());
		} nextInt {
			return Integer.parseInt(next());
		} return Integer.parseInt(next()); Integer.parseInt(next()) Integer.parseInt Integer next() next public class Main
{
	public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
	{
		InputStream inputStream = System.in;
		OutputStream outputStream = System.out;
		InputReader in = new InputReader(inputStream);
		PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(outputStream);
		
		int a = in.nextInt();
		int b = in.nextInt();
		
		out.println(Math.max(a + b, Math.max(a - b, a * b)));
		
		out.close();
	}
	
	static class InputReader
	{
		public BufferedReader reader;
		public StringTokenizer tokenizer;
		
		public InputReader(InputStream stream)
		{
			reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream), 32768);
			tokenizer = null;
		}
		
		public String next()
		{
			while(tokenizer == null || !tokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
			{
				try
				{
					tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine());
				}
				catch(IOException e)
				{
					throw new RuntimeException(e);
				}
			}
			
			return tokenizer.nextToken();
		}
		
		public int nextInt()
		{
			return Integer.parseInt(next());
		}
	}
} public class Main
{
	public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
	{
		InputStream inputStream = System.in;
		OutputStream outputStream = System.out;
		InputReader in = new InputReader(inputStream);
		PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(outputStream);
		
		int a = in.nextInt();
		int b = in.nextInt();
		
		out.println(Math.max(a + b, Math.max(a - b, a * b)));
		
		out.close();
	}
	
	static class InputReader
	{
		public BufferedReader reader;
		public StringTokenizer tokenizer;
		
		public InputReader(InputStream stream)
		{
			reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream), 32768);
			tokenizer = null;
		}
		
		public String next()
		{
			while(tokenizer == null || !tokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
			{
				try
				{
					tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine());
				}
				catch(IOException e)
				{
					throw new RuntimeException(e);
				}
			}
			
			return tokenizer.nextToken();
		}
		
		public int nextInt()
		{
			return Integer.parseInt(next());
		}
	}
} Main
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;

public class Main
{
	public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
	{
		InputStream inputStream = System.in;
		OutputStream outputStream = System.out;
		InputReader in = new InputReader(inputStream);
		PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(outputStream);
		
		int a = in.nextInt();
		int b = in.nextInt();
		
		out.println(Math.max(a + b, Math.max(a - b, a * b)));
		
		out.close();
	}
	
	static class InputReader
	{
		public BufferedReader reader;
		public StringTokenizer tokenizer;
		
		public InputReader(InputStream stream)
		{
			reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream), 32768);
			tokenizer = null;
		}
		
		public String next()
		{
			while(tokenizer == null || !tokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
			{
				try
				{
					tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine());
				}
				catch(IOException e)
				{
					throw new RuntimeException(e);
				}
			}
			
			return tokenizer.nextToken();
		}
		
		public int nextInt()
		{
			return Integer.parseInt(next());
		}
	}
}