ordinal numbers - How to frame a question to get answer about the turn that somebody has taken in doing something?





How should I phrase a question that must be answered with an ordinal number (e.g., the third prime)?
How to ask a question to get a cardinal number answer



I want to frame a question for which the answer will be :



Obama is the 46th president



I am not looking for "who is the 46th president?" I trying to ask a question where I want to quiz the other person on Obama's turn (46) as a president.


For instance(incorrectly)



"Howmanyth" president is Obama ?





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