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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∙ 7y ago16 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.
16 is a composite number because it has more than two factors
It is a composite number.
It is a composite number
16 is a composite number as it has factors other than just 1 and itself (2 and 8 for example).
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.
No. 16 divided by 4 is 4 All are composite.
16 is a composite number because it has at least one positive factor other than one or itself.
It is a composite number because it has more than two factors which are 1 2 4 8 and 16
No, it is composite.
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16 is a composite number. A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1, 2, and 0. 1, 2, and 0 have a different name.