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Company Merge

Two companies want to merge, and you are tasked to help determine the total number of distinct branches after all possible merges. Each branch is identified by a unique ID. You receive pairs of IDs indicating which branches can merge together. Determine the number of distinct branches remaining after all merges have been processed. Input Format: The first line contains an integer n (branch count). The second line contains an integer m (number of merge request pairs). The next m lines each contain two integers u and v, indicating branches u and v can merge. Output Format: Print the total number of distinct branches after all merges. Example: Input: 5 4 1 2 2 3 1 4 4 5 Output: 1

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