A number is "prime" if it can't be evenly divided by any numbers except '1' and itself.
A number is "composite" if it CAN be evenly divided by other numbers besides '1' and itself'.
16 is evenly divisible by '1' and itself, and in addition, is evenly divisible by 2, 4, and 8.
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16 is a composite number because it has more than two factors
It is a composite number.
It is a composite number
is a composite number because 2x8=16 16x1=16
No, 16 is not a square of a composite number. It is a square of a prime number, which is 4.