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+import java.util.Scanner;
+public class greatest_of_two_numbers
+{
+	public static void main(String[] args)
+	{
+		//scanner class declaration
+		Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
+		//input first number		
+		System.out.print("Enter the first number : ");				
+		int first = sc.nextInt();
+		//input second number
+		System.out.print("Enter the second number : ");				
+		int second = sc.nextInt();
+		//conditions
+		if(first > second)											
+			System.out.println(first+" is greater than "+second);
+		else if(second > first)
+			System.out.println(second+" is greater than "+first);
+		else
+			System.out.println("Both numbers are Equal");
+		//closing scanner class(not compulsory, but good practice)
+		sc.close();													
+	}
+}