46 (forty-six) is the natural number following 45 and preceding 47.
Forty-six is also:
The code for international direct dial phone calls to Sweden.
The number of samurai, out of 47, who carried out the attack in the historical Ako vendetta; sometimes referred to as the 46 Ronins to discount the one samurai forced to turn back.
In the title of the movie Code 46, starring Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton.
Several routes numbered 46 exist throughout the world.
Because 46 in Japanese can be pronounced as "yon roku", and "yoroshiku"(よろしく) means "my best regards" in Japanese, people sometimes use 46 for greeting.
46 is the number of the City Chevrolet and Superflo cars driven by Cole Trickle in the movie Days of Thunder.
46 is the number that unlocks the Destiny spaceship on the popular Sci-Fi TV show Stargate Universe. Dr. Rush discovers that the number 46 relates to the number of human chromosomes and begins sequencing different genetic codes to finally gain control of the ship's operating system. The episode was called "Humans".
The number depicted in the first flag of Oklahoma (replaced in 1925), signifying the fact that Oklahoma was the 46th state to join the United States.
Flag of Oklahoma (1911–1925)