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

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        FastScanner scanner = new FastScanner();
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(System.out,false);
        int a = scanner.nextInt(), b = scanner.nextInt();
        out.println(Math.max(Math.max(a + b, a - b), a * b));
        out.flush();
    }
    
    public static class FastScanner {
        BufferedReader br;
        StringTokenizer st;
        
        public FastScanner(Reader in) {
            br = new BufferedReader(in);
        }
        
        public FastScanner() {
            this(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        }
        
        String next() {
            while (st == null || !st.hasMoreElements()) {
                try {
                    st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
            return st.nextToken();
        }
        
        int nextInt() {
            return Integer.parseInt(next());
        }
        
        long nextLong() {
            return Long.parseLong(next());
        }
        
        double nextDouble() {
            return Double.parseDouble(next());
        }
        
        String readNextLine() {
            String str = "";
            try {
                str = br.readLine();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            return str;
        }
    }
} import java.util.*; util.* java import java.io.*; io.* java public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        FastScanner scanner = new FastScanner();
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(System.out,false);
        int a = scanner.nextInt(), b = scanner.nextInt();
        out.println(Math.max(Math.max(a + b, a - b), a * b));
        out.flush();
    }
    
    public static class FastScanner {
        BufferedReader br;
        StringTokenizer st;
        
        public FastScanner(Reader in) {
            br = new BufferedReader(in);
        }
        
        public FastScanner() {
            this(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        }
        
        String next() {
            while (st == null || !st.hasMoreElements()) {
                try {
                    st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
            return st.nextToken();
        }
        
        int nextInt() {
            return Integer.parseInt(next());
        }
        
        long nextLong() {
            return Long.parseLong(next());
        }
        
        double nextDouble() {
            return Double.parseDouble(next());
        }
        
        String readNextLine() {
            String str = "";
            try {
                str = br.readLine();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            return str;
        }
    }
} Main public static void main(String[] args) {
        FastScanner scanner = new FastScanner();
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(System.out,false);
        int a = scanner.nextInt(), b = scanner.nextInt();
        out.println(Math.max(Math.max(a + b, a - b), a * b));
        out.flush();
    } main {
        FastScanner scanner = new FastScanner();
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(System.out,false);
        int a = scanner.nextInt(), b = scanner.nextInt();
        out.println(Math.max(Math.max(a + b, a - b), a * b));
        out.flush();
    } FastScanner scanner = new FastScanner(); scanner new FastScanner() PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(System.out,false); out new PrintWriter(System.out,false) int a = scanner.nextInt() a scanner.nextInt() scanner.nextInt scanner b = scanner.nextInt(); b scanner.nextInt() scanner.nextInt scanner out.println(Math.max(Math.max(a + b, a - b), a * b)) out.println out Math.max(Math.max(a + b, a - b), a * b) Math.max Math Math.max(a + b, a - b) Math.max Math a + b a b a - b a b a * b a b out.flush() out.flush out String[] args args public static class FastScanner {
        BufferedReader br;
        StringTokenizer st;
        
        public FastScanner(Reader in) {
            br = new BufferedReader(in);
        }
        
        public FastScanner() {
            this(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        }
        
        String next() {
            while (st == null || !st.hasMoreElements()) {
                try {
                    st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
            return st.nextToken();
        }
        
        int nextInt() {
            return Integer.parseInt(next());
        }
        
        long nextLong() {
            return Long.parseLong(next());
        }
        
        double nextDouble() {
            return Double.parseDouble(next());
        }
        
        String readNextLine() {
            String str = "";
            try {
                str = br.readLine();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            return str;
        }
    } FastScanner BufferedReader br; br StringTokenizer st; st public FastScanner(Reader in) {
            br = new BufferedReader(in);
        } FastScanner {
            br = new BufferedReader(in);
        } br = new BufferedReader(in) br new BufferedReader(in) Reader in in public FastScanner() {
            this(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        } FastScanner {
            this(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        } this(new InputStreamReader(System.in)) this new InputStreamReader(System.in) String next() {
            while (st == null || !st.hasMoreElements()) {
                try {
                    st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
            return st.nextToken();
        } next {
            while (st == null || !st.hasMoreElements()) {
                try {
                    st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
            return st.nextToken();
        } while (st == null || !st.hasMoreElements()) {
                try {
                    st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            } st == null || !st.hasMoreElements() st == null st null !st.hasMoreElements() st.hasMoreElements() st.hasMoreElements st {
                try {
                    st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            } try {
                    st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                } IOException e {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                } e.printStackTrace() e.printStackTrace e {
                    st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
                } st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine()) st new StringTokenizer(br.readLine()) return st.nextToken(); st.nextToken() st.nextToken st int nextInt() {
            return Integer.parseInt(next());
        } nextInt {
            return Integer.parseInt(next());
        } return Integer.parseInt(next()); Integer.parseInt(next()) Integer.parseInt Integer next() next long nextLong() {
            return Long.parseLong(next());
        } nextLong {
            return Long.parseLong(next());
        } return Long.parseLong(next()); Long.parseLong(next()) Long.parseLong Long next() next double nextDouble() {
            return Double.parseDouble(next());
        } nextDouble {
            return Double.parseDouble(next());
        } return Double.parseDouble(next()); Double.parseDouble(next()) Double.parseDouble Double next() next String readNextLine() {
            String str = "";
            try {
                str = br.readLine();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            return str;
        } readNextLine {
            String str = "";
            try {
                str = br.readLine();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            return str;
        } String str = ""; str "" try {
                str = br.readLine();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            } IOException e {
                e.printStackTrace();
            } e.printStackTrace() e.printStackTrace e {
                str = br.readLine();
            } str = br.readLine() str br.readLine() br.readLine br return str; str public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        FastScanner scanner = new FastScanner();
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(System.out,false);
        int a = scanner.nextInt(), b = scanner.nextInt();
        out.println(Math.max(Math.max(a + b, a - b), a * b));
        out.flush();
    }
    
    public static class FastScanner {
        BufferedReader br;
        StringTokenizer st;
        
        public FastScanner(Reader in) {
            br = new BufferedReader(in);
        }
        
        public FastScanner() {
            this(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        }
        
        String next() {
            while (st == null || !st.hasMoreElements()) {
                try {
                    st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
            return st.nextToken();
        }
        
        int nextInt() {
            return Integer.parseInt(next());
        }
        
        long nextLong() {
            return Long.parseLong(next());
        }
        
        double nextDouble() {
            return Double.parseDouble(next());
        }
        
        String readNextLine() {
            String str = "";
            try {
                str = br.readLine();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            return str;
        }
    }
} public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        FastScanner scanner = new FastScanner();
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(System.out,false);
        int a = scanner.nextInt(), b = scanner.nextInt();
        out.println(Math.max(Math.max(a + b, a - b), a * b));
        out.flush();
    }
    
    public static class FastScanner {
        BufferedReader br;
        StringTokenizer st;
        
        public FastScanner(Reader in) {
            br = new BufferedReader(in);
        }
        
        public FastScanner() {
            this(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        }
        
        String next() {
            while (st == null || !st.hasMoreElements()) {
                try {
                    st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
            return st.nextToken();
        }
        
        int nextInt() {
            return Integer.parseInt(next());
        }
        
        long nextLong() {
            return Long.parseLong(next());
        }
        
        double nextDouble() {
            return Double.parseDouble(next());
        }
        
        String readNextLine() {
            String str = "";
            try {
                str = br.readLine();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            return str;
        }
    }
} Main
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        FastScanner scanner = new FastScanner();
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(System.out,false);
        int a = scanner.nextInt(), b = scanner.nextInt();
        out.println(Math.max(Math.max(a + b, a - b), a * b));
        out.flush();
    }
    
    public static class FastScanner {
        BufferedReader br;
        StringTokenizer st;
        
        public FastScanner(Reader in) {
            br = new BufferedReader(in);
        }
        
        public FastScanner() {
            this(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        }
        
        String next() {
            while (st == null || !st.hasMoreElements()) {
                try {
                    st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
            return st.nextToken();
        }
        
        int nextInt() {
            return Integer.parseInt(next());
        }
        
        long nextLong() {
            return Long.parseLong(next());
        }
        
        double nextDouble() {
            return Double.parseDouble(next());
        }
        
        String readNextLine() {
            String str = "";
            try {
                str = br.readLine();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            return str;
        }
    }
}
