56

56 is an even composite number composed of two prime numbers multiplied together.

What does the number 56 look like?

This visualization shows the relationship between its 2 prime factors (large circles) and 8 divisors.

56 is an even composite number. It is composed of two distinct prime numbers multiplied together. It has a total of eight divisors.

Prime factorization of 56:

2³ × 7

(2 × 2 × 2 × 7)

See below for interesting mathematical facts about the number 56 from the Numbermatics database.

Names of 56

Cardinal: 56 can be written as Fifty-six.

Scientific notation

Scientific notation: 5.6 × 10¹

Factors of 56

Number of distinct prime factors ω(n): 2
Total number of prime factors Ω(n): 4
Sum of prime factors: 9

Divisors of 56

Number of divisors d(n): 8
Complete list of divisors:
1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56
Sum of all divisors σ(n): 120
Sum of proper divisors (its aliquot sum) s(n): 64
56 is an abundant number, because the sum of its proper divisors (64) is greater than itself. Its abundance is 8

Bases of 56

Binary: 111000₂
Hexadecimal: 0x38
Base-36: 1K

Squares and roots of 56

56 squared (56²) is 3136
56 cubed (56³) is 175616
The square root of 56 is 7.4833147735
The cube root of 56 is 3.8258623655

Scales and comparisons

How big is 56?

A cube with a volume of 56 cubic inches would be around 0.3 feet tall.

Recreational maths with 56

56 backwards is 65
The number of decimal digits it has is: 2
The sum of 56's digits is 11
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