56 (number)
56 is the natural number following 55 and preceding 57.
Mathematics
56 is a composite number, and a tetranacci number.Mythology
Plutarch states that the Pythagoreans associated a polygon of 56 sides with Typhon and that they associated certain polygons of smaller numbers of sides with other figures in Greek mythology.Organizations
- The symbol of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
- Brazilian politician Enéas Carneiro had an odd way of repeating the number of his party, "Fifty-Six", making it a widely repeated jargon in Brazil.