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16 is a composite number because 2x8=16. Since 16 has more factors than 1 and itself, it cannot be a Prime number. Its factors are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16.
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16 is composite.
A prime number can only be divided by itself and the number 1 without leaving a remainder.
The number 16 can be divided by 2, 4 and 8 without leaving a remainder.
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