import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Scanner;
// 注意类名必须为 Main, 不要有任何 package xxx 信息
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
// 注意 hasNext 和 hasNextLine 的区别
while (in.hasNextLine()) { // 注意 while 处理多个 case
// int a = in.nextInt();
// int b = in.nextInt();
// System.out.println(a + b);
String nm = in.nextLine();
String[] nms = nm.split(" ");
int n = Integer.parseInt(nms[0]);
int m = Integer.parseInt(nms[1]);
char[][] arr = new char[n][m];
for (int i=0;i<n;i++){
String l = in.nextLine();
for(int j=0;j<m;j++){
arr[i][j] = l.charAt(j);
}
}
HashMap<String, Integer> map = new HashMap<>();
for (int j=0;j<m;j++) {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for (int i=0;i<n;i++){
sb.append(arr[i][j]);
}
map.put(sb.toString(), map.getOrDefault(sb.toString(),0)+1);
}
int[] ret = {0};
map.forEach((k,v) -> {
ret[0] = Math.max(ret[0], v);
});
System.out.println(ret[0]);
}
}
}