Factors of 16: How to find factors of 16?

Factors of 16

A factor of a number is any number that can divide it evenly (without any remainder).

For example, factors of 16 are the numbers that divide 16 completely without any remainder.

 

Finding Factors of 16

To find the factors of 16, we check which numbers can divide 16 evenly:

- 1 × 16 = 16
- 2 × 8 = 16
- 4 × 4 = 16

So, the factors of 16 are:
1, 2, 4, 8, and 16

These are the only numbers that can divide 16 without leaving a remainder.

Know how to find the factors of 20 here.

Try It Yourself:

Can you find the factors of these numbers?
1. 18
2. 24
3. 36

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FAQs

 

1. How to Calculate the Factors of 16?

The factors of 16 are: 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16. These numbers divide 16 evenly without a remainder.

2. What Numbers Have Exactly 16 Factors?

Numbers with exactly 16 factors are usually large and have multiple prime factors. For example, 120 has 16 factors: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, and 120.

3. What is the Factor Tree Method of 16?

A factor tree for 16 breaks it down as 16 = 2 × 8, 8 = 2 × 4, and 4 = 2 × 2. The prime factorization is 2 × 2 × 2 × 2, or 2⁴.