Express the number as a product of its factors.
The factors of 16:
16 = 1 × 16.
16 = 2 × 8.
16 = 4 × 4.
Factors of 16 are 1,2,4,8 and 16. Since the number has more than two factors,
it is composite.
The number 16 is a composite number.
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