import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner sc=new Scanner(System.in);
int n=sc.nextInt();
int l=0;
int max=0;
int m=sc.nextInt();
int[][]arr=new int[m][2];
for (int i = 0; i < m; i++) {
arr[i][0]=sc.nextInt();
arr[i][1]=sc.nextInt();
}
Arrays.sort(arr,(a,b)->Integer.compare(a[0], b[0]));
for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
int from=arr[i][0];
int to=arr[i][1];
if(from>l){
int duration=from-l-1;
max=Math.max(max, duration);
}
l=Math.max(l, to);
}
max=Math.max(max, n-l);
System.out.println(max);
sc.close();
}
}