16

16 is an even composite number. It is composed of a single prime number multiplied by itself three times.

What does the number 16 look like?

This visualization shows the relationship between its 1 prime factors (large circles) and 5 divisors.

16 is an even composite number. It is composed of one distinct prime number multiplied by itself three times. It has a total of five divisors.

Prime factorization of 16:

24

(2 × 2 × 2 × 2)

See below for interesting mathematical facts about the number 16 from the Numbermatics database.


Names of 16

  • Cardinal: 16 can be written as Sixteen.

Scientific notation

  • Scientific notation: 1.6 × 101

Factors of 16

  • Number of distinct prime factors ω(n): 1
  • Total number of prime factors Ω(n): 4
  • Sum of prime factors: 2

Divisors of 16

  • Number of divisors d(n): 5
  • Complete list of divisors:
    1 2 4 8 16
  • Sum of all divisors σ(n): 31
  • Sum of proper divisors (its aliquot sum) s(n): 15
  • 16 is a deficient number, because the sum of its proper divisors (15) is less than itself. Its deficiency is 1

Bases of 16

  • Binary: 100002
  • Hexadecimal: 0x10
  • Base-36: G

Squares and roots of 16

  • 16 squared (162) is 256
  • 16 cubed (163) is 4096
  • 16 is a perfect square number. Its square root is 4
  • The cube root of 16 is 2.5198420999

Scales and comparisons

How big is 16?
  • A cube with a volume of 16 cubic inches would be around 0.2 feet tall.

Recreational maths with 16

  • 16 backwards is 61
  • The number of decimal digits it has is: 2
  • The sum of 16's digits is 7
  • More coming soon!

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