56th

56th is the ordinal form of the number 56, used to indicate a position in a sequence. It appears in a variety of contexts, including calendars, lists, editions, and geographic or infrastructural designations. The suffix -th is a standard English ordinal ending formed from the cardinal number.

In mathematics, 56 is a composite number with prime factorization 2^3 × 7. The Roman numeral representation is LVI, and the element with atomic number 56 is barium. In calendars, the 56th day of the year falls on February 25 in common years and February 24 in leap years.

Notable uses of the ordinal 56th include its association with institutions and events such as the 56th United States Congress (1899–1901) and the 56th Academy Awards (1984). The term also appears in place names and geographic designations, for example the 56th Street in various cities and the 56th parallel north, a latitude line crossing multiple regions.

As an ordinal, 56th designates the position after the 55th in ordered sequences and is used in contexts such as anniversaries, street designations, and edition numbers. The exact meaning depends on the surrounding context.