import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.Set;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
int n = sc.nextInt();
int m = sc.nextInt();
sc.nextLine();
String [] grid = new String[n];
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
grid[i] = sc.nextLine();
}
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(grid[i].charAt(j));
}
String key = sb.toString();
map.put(key, map.getOrDefault(key, 0) + 1);
}
int ans = 0;
Set<String> keySet = map.keySet();
for (String key : keySet) {
ans = Math.max(map.get(key), ans);
}
System.out.println(ans);
}
}