Factors of 16

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What are the Factors of 16?

Answer

Factors of 16:

1, 2, 4, 8, 16

5 factors · 16 = 2⁴ · composite

Underlined — prime: 2 · 1 — neither prime nor composite · others — composite

Factor pairs of 16

3 pairs: 1 × 16 · 2 × 8 · 4 × 4

4 × 4 is a pair of one factor — that is why 16 has an odd number of factors, 5.

16 = 2⁴ → (4 + 1) = 5 factors: add 1 to each exponent and multiply.

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Factors Table

Number	Factors
1	1
2	1, 2
3	1, 3
4	1, 2, 4
5	1, 5
6	1, 2, 3, 6
7	1, 7
8	1, 2, 4, 8
9	1, 3, 9
10	1, 2, 5, 10
11	1, 11
12	1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
13	1, 13
14	1, 2, 7, 14
15	1, 3, 5, 15
16	1, 2, 4, 8, 16
17	1, 17
18	1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
19	1, 19
20	1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20
21	1, 3, 7, 21
22	1, 2, 11, 22
23	1, 23
24	1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
25	1, 5, 25
26	1, 2, 13, 26
27	1, 3, 9, 27
28	1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28
29	1, 29
30	1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30

FAQ

What are the Factors of 16?

Factors of 16: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16

How many factors does 16 have?

Number 16 has 5 factors

How many Factor Pairs does 16 have?

Number 16 has 3 factor pairs

Is 16 a prime or composite number?

Composite: 16 = 2⁴, so it has 5 factors — a prime has exactly two.

How many factors does 16 have excluding 1 and 16?

3: 2, 4 and 8.

Why does 16 have an odd number of factors?

16 is a perfect square: in the pair 4 × 4 the factor 4 pairs with itself, so the 5 factors are 2 pairs plus 4.