/*
给定无向图,求加入一条边后最少剩下多少桥
*/
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
#define maxn 200005
#define maxm 1000005
struct Edge{int to,nxt,cut;}edge[maxm<<1],edge_c[maxm<<1];
int head[maxn],tot,head_c[maxn],tot_c,n,m,q;
void addedge(int u,int v){
edge[tot].to=v;edge[tot].nxt=head[u];head[u]=tot++;
edge[tot].cut=0;
}
void add_c(int u,int v){
edge_c[tot_c].to=v;
edge_c[tot_c].nxt=head_c[u];
head_c[u]=tot_c++;
}
int dfn[maxn],low[maxn],ind,c[maxn],dcc;
void tarjan(int u,int in_edge){
dfn[u]=low[u]=++ind;
for(int i=head[u];i!=-1;i=edge[i].nxt){
int v=edge[i].to;
if(!dfn[v]){
tarjan(v,i);
low[u]=min(low[u],low[v]);
if(dfn[u]<low[v])
edge[i].cut=edge[i^1].cut=1;
}
else if(i!=(in_edge^1))
low[u]=min(low[u],dfn[v]);
}
}
void dfs1(int u){
c[u]=dcc;
for(int i=head[u];i!=-1;i=edge[i].nxt){
int v=edge[i].to;
if(c[v]||edge[i].cut)continue;
dfs1(v);
}
}
int dep[maxn],fa[maxn],flag[maxn];//flag[u]表示u上点的边使割边
void dfs2(int u,int pre,int deep){
dep[u]=deep;fa[u]=pre;flag[u]=1;
for(int i=head_c[u];i!=-1;i=edge_c[i].nxt){
int v=edge_c[i].to;
if(v==pre)continue;
dfs2(v,u,deep+1);
}
}
void init(){
memset(head,-1,sizeof head);
memset(head_c,-1,sizeof head_c);
memset(dep,0,sizeof dep);
memset(fa,0,sizeof fa);
memset(flag,0,sizeof flag);
memset(c,0,sizeof c);
memset(dfn,0,sizeof dfn);
memset(low,0,sizeof low);
tot=tot_c=ind=dcc=0;
}
int main(){
int tt=0;
while(cin>>n>>m,n){
init();
for(int i=1;i<=m;i++){
int u,v;
scanf("%d%d",&u,&v);
addedge(u,v);
addedge(v,u);
}
tarjan(1,0);
dcc=0;//染色
for(int i=1;i<=n;i++)
if(!c[i]){
++dcc;
dfs1(i);
}
for(int i=0;i<tot;i++){//缩点
int v=edge[i].to,u=edge[i^1].to;
if(c[u]==c[v])continue;
add_c(c[u],c[v]);
}
int Max=-1,root=1;
dfs2(root,0,0);
for(int i=1;i<=dcc;i++)
if(Max<dep[i]){
Max=dep[i];
root=i;
}
memset(dep,0,sizeof dep);
dfs2(root,0,0);
for(int i=1;i<=dcc;i++)
Max=max(Max,dep[i]);
cout<<dcc-1-Max<<endl;
}
return 0;
}