56 (fifty-six) is the natural number following 55 and preceding 57. In mathematics, a natural number can mean either an element of the set {1, 2, 3, ...} (i. ... 55 is the natural number following 54 and preceding 56. ... 57 (fifty-seven) is the natural number following 56 and preceding 58. ...

← 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 → 49 (forty-nine) is the natural number following 48 and preceding 50. ... 50 (fifty) is the number following 49 and preceding 51. ... 51 (fifty-one) is the natural number 51 following 50 and preceding 52. ... 52 (fifty-two) is the natural number following 51 and preceding 53. ... 53 (fifty-three) is the natural number following 52 and preceding 54. ... 54 (fifty-four) is the natural number following 53 and preceding 55. ... 55 is the natural number following 54 and preceding 56. ... 57 (fifty-seven) is the natural number following 56 and preceding 58. ... 58 is the natural number following 57 and preceding 59. ... 59 (fifty-nine) is the natural number following 58 and preceding 60. ... 60 (sixty) is the natural number following 59 and preceding 61. ... List of numbers — Integers This is a list of articles about numbers (not about numerals). ... The integers are commonly denoted by the above symbol. ... 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 → For other senses of this word, see zero or 0. ... This article is about the number 10. ... 20 (twenty) is the natural number following 19 and preceding 21. ... 30 (thirty) is the natural number following 29 and preceding 31. ... 40 (forty) is the natural number following 39 and preceding 41. ... 50 (fifty) is the number following 49 and preceding 51. ... 60 (sixty) is the natural number following 59 and preceding 61. ... Look up seventy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 80 (eighty) is the natural number following 79 and preceding 81. ... 90 (ninety) is the natural number preceded by 89 and followed by 91. ... 100 (one hundred) (the Roman numeral is C for centum) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. ...
Cardinal	56 fifty-six
Ordinal	56th fifty-sixth
Factorization
Divisors	1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56
Roman numeral	LVI
Binary	111000
Hexadecimal	38

Aleph-0, the smallest infinite cardinal In mathematics, cardinal numbers, or cardinals for short, are a generalized kind of number used to denote the size of a set, known as its cardinality. ... In set theory, ordinal, ordinal number, and transfinite ordinal number refer to a type of number introduced by Georg Cantor in 1897, to accommodate infinite sequences and to classify sets with certain kinds of order structures on them. ... ... In mathematics, a divisor of an integer n, also called a factor of n, is an integer which evenly divides n without leaving a remainder. ... The system of Roman numerals is a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, and was adapted from Etruscan numerals. ... The binary numeral system, or base-2 number system, is a numeral system that represents numeric values using two symbols, usually 0 and 1. ... In mathematics and computer science, hexadecimal, base-16, or simply hex, is a numeral system with a radix, or base, of 16, usually written using the symbols 0–9 and A–F, or a–f. ...

In mathematics

56 is the sum of the first six triangular numbers (making it a tetrahedral number), as well as the sum of six consecutive primes (3 + 5 + 7 + 11 + 13 + 17). It is also a tetranacci number and a pronic number. Adding up the divisors of 1 through 8 gives 56. Since 56 is twice a perfect number, it is itself a semiperfect number. A triangular number is the sum of the n natural numbers from 1 to n. ... A pyramid with side length 5 contains 35 spheres. ... In mathematics, a prime number (or a prime) is a natural number which has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself. ... A tiling with squares whose sides are successive Fibonacci numbers in length A Fibonacci spiral, created by drawing arcs connecting the opposite corners of squares in the Fibonacci tiling shown above - see golden spiral. ... A pronic number, or oblong number or heteromecic number, is a number which is the product of two consecutive nonnegative integers, that is, n(n + 1). ... In mathematics, a perfect number is defined as an integer which is the sum of its proper positive divisors, that is, the sum of the positive divisors not including the number. ... In mathematics, a semiperfect number or pseudoperfect number is a natural number n that is equal to the sum of all or some of its proper divisors. ...

The maximum determinant in an 8 by 8 matrix of zeroes and ones is 56. In algebra, a determinant is a function depending on n that associates a scalar, det(A), to every n×n square matrix A. The fundamental geometric meaning of a determinant is as the scale factor for volume when A is regarded as a linear transformation. ...

In science

• The atomic number of barium

See also: List of elements by atomic number In chemistry and physics, the atomic number (also known as the proton number) is the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom. ... For other uses, see Barium (disambiguation). ...

Astronomy

• Messier object M56, a magnitude 9.5 globular cluster in the constellation Lyra

• The New General Catalogue object NGC 56, an unverified object in the constellation Pisces. NGC 76 does not appear to be a real object.

• The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -1172 July 17 and ended on 144 September 15. The duration of Saros series 56 was 1316.2 years, and it contained 74 solar eclipses.

• The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -852 May 7 and ended on 428 June 13. The duration of Saros series 56 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 lunar eclipses.

The Messier objects are a set of astronomical objects catalogued by Charles Messier in his catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters first published in 1774. ... M56 refers to: Messier 56, a Messier object and a globular cluster in the Lyra constellation M56, a 5 speed Volvo transmission. ... The apparent magnitude (m) of a star, planet or other heavenly body is a measure of its apparent brightness; that is, the amount of light received from the object. ... The Globular Cluster M80 in the constellation Scorpius is located about 28,000 light years from the Sun and contains hundreds of thousands of stars. ... Photo of the familiar constellation Orion. ... For other uses, see Lyra (disambiguation). ... The New General Catalogue (NGC) is the most well-known catalogue of deep sky objects in amateur astronomy. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... For other uses, see Pisces. ... A Saros cycle is a period of 6585 + 1/3 days (approximately 18 years 10 days and 8 hours) which can be used to predict eclipses of the sun and the moon. ... Photo taken during the 1999 eclipse. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Construction of the Antonine Wall is completed. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Time lapse movie of the 3 March 2007 lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon passes through some portion of the Earths shadow. ... is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events April 10 - Nestorius is made Patriarch of Constantinople. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In music

• Number of times the word "Yeah" is used by Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) in the song Man on the Moon
• The number of times the word "Yeah" is used in the song lithium by Nirvana (this could have possibly influenced R.E.M.)
• Christian punk rock band Flatfoot 56
• "Along For The Ride ('56 T-bird)" sung by John Denver
• "Five Feet of Lovin '56" sung by Gene Vincent
• Elvis Presley CD "Elvis '56"

John Michael Stipe (born January 4, 1960 in Decatur, Georgia) is the lead singer of the American rock band R.E.M. Stipe has become well-known (and occasionally parodied) for the mumbling style of his early career and for his complex, surreal lyrics, as well as his social and... This article is about the American rock band. ... John Denver (December 31, 1943 â€“ October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ... Gene Vincent, real name Vincent Eugene Craddock, (February 11, 1935 - October 12, 1971) was an American rocknroll pioneer musician, best known for his hit Be-Bop-A-Lula. // His parents, Ezekiah Jackson and Mary Louise Craddock, were shop owners in Norfolk, Virginia. ... “Elvis” redirects here. ...

In sports

In baseball, the number of consecutive games in which New York Yankees Joe DiMaggio had a base hit in 1941, still a record Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Hack Wilson hit 56 home runs in 1930, a record until the time of Mark McGwire. // Biography Lewis Robert Hack Wilson (April 26, 1900 – November 23, 1948) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1934. ... In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1930 throughout the world. ... Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963 in Pomona, California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his major league career with the Oakland Athletics before finishing his final years with the St. ...

In other fields

Fifty-six is:

• The number of men who signed the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776
• The code for international direct dial phone calls to Chile
• The maximum speed of analog data transmission over a POTS in the 20th century was 56 kbit/s
• The name of the town Fifty-Six, Arkansas
• The number of men of Netophah at the census of men of Israel upon return from exile (Ezra 2:22)
• The symbol of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
• In baseball, the number of consecutive games in which Joe DiMaggio had a base hit in 1941, still a record
• The car number of Ray Peyton, Jr. (Breckin Meyer) in Herbie: Fully Loaded
• Famous Brazilian politician, Enéas Carneiro has an odd way of repeating the number of his party, "Fifty-Six" (cinqüenta e seis, in Portuguese), making it a widely repeated jargon in his country
• Department 56 designer of collectibles, giftware and seasonal decorations such as miniature village houses
• "Nasser 56" documentary
• Saddam Hussein was executed 56 days after conviction in 2006
• Shirley Temple, as a child, wore 56 curls in her hair. Curls were set by her mother who thus made sure of the exact number
• Mao Zedong was 56 when the People's Republic of China was established on Oct. 1, 1949
• Cape Horn, the Southernmost tip of South America, is located at almost exactly 56 degrees South
• In the Los Angeles postal district, Zone 56 (now the ZIP Code area 90056) is one of few that is not within the Los Angeles City Limits. (90020 and 90044 are others.)
• 56 Is the mascot number for a group of friends in London.

The United States Declaration of Independence was an act of the Second Continental Congress, adopted on July 4, 1776, which declared that the Thirteen Colonies were independent of Great Britain. ... Plain old telephone service, or POTS, are the services available from analogue telephones prior to the introduction of electronic telephone exchanges into the public switched telephone network. ... Fifty-Six is a city located in Stone County, Arkansas. ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The Book of Ezra is a book of the Bible in the Old Testament and Hebrew Tanakh. ... Combatants Soviet Union ÁVH Hungarian government, various nationalist militias Commanders Yuri Andropov Pál Maléter, Béla Király, Gergely Pongrátz, József Dudás Strength 150,000 troops, 6,000 tanks 100,000+ demonstrators (some later armed), unknown number of soldiers Casualties 720 killed according to official... This article is about the sport. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when he safely reaches first base after batting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielders choice. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Breckin Erin Meyer[1] (born May 7, 1974) is an American actor and producer. ... Enéas Ferreira Carneiro (born November 5, 1938) is a Brazilian politician. ... Department 56 is a major manufacturer of Holiday collectibles, ornaments and giftware, known for their lighted Christmas village collections and their Snowbabies collection. ... Gamal Abdel Nasser (Arabic: - ; Masri: جمال عبد الناصر - also transliterated as Jamal Abd al-Naser, Jamal Abd an-Nasser and other variants; January 15, 1918 – September 28, 1970) was the President of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. ... Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was the fifth President of Iraq and Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council from 1979 until his overthrow by US forces in 2003. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an American former child actress. ... “Mao” redirects here. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cape Horn from the South. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Mr. ...

Historical years

56 A.D., 56 B.C., 1956, 2056, etc. // Events By place Roman Empire War between Rome and Parthia broke out due to the invasion of Armenia by Vologases, who replaced the Roman supported ruler with his brother Tiridates of Parthia Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus becomes a consul in Rome. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 61 BC 60 BC 59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC 53... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... MMLVI in Roman Numerals. ...