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15 is not a prime number, so it can't be a prime factor.
16 8,2 4,2,2 2,2,2,2
That is a very good question. The awnser is quite simple, its a number.
16=2*2*2*2 There is only one distinct prime factor, that is 2.
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Factors of 16 are 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16. The only prime factor is 2. Note that 1 is neither prime nor composite number.
16 is a composite number because it has at least one positive factor other than one or itself.
2*2*2*2 = 16 or as 24 = 16
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).
No, it is composite.
is a composite number because 2x8=16 16x1=16
16 is a composite number because it has more than two factors
Small words make a difference. No prime number "has" a factor of 16. But 2 is the only prime number that "is" a factor of 16.
The next prime number after the composite number of 16 is 17