#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
const int MAXN = 1000 + 10;
int father[MAXN];
int height[MAXN];
void Initial(int n) {
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
father[i] = i;
height[i] = 0;
}
}
int Find(int n) {
if (n != father[n]) {
father[n] = Find(father[n]);
}
return father[n];
}
void Union(int a, int b) {
a = Find(a);
b = Find(b);
if (a!= b) {
if (height[a] < height[b]) {
father[a] = b;
} else if (height[a] > height[b]) {
father[b] = a;
} else {
father[b] = a;
height[a]++;
}
}
return;
}
int main() {
int n, m;
while (cin >> n) {
if (n == 0) {
break;
}
cin >> m;
Initial(n);
for (int i = 0; i < m; i++) {
int a, b;
cin >> a >> b;
Union(a, b);
}
int ans = 0;
for (int i = 2; i <= n; i++) {
if (Find(i) != Find(i - 1)) {
Union(i, i - 1);
ans++;
}
}
cout << ans << endl;
}
}
// 64 位输出请用 printf("%lld")