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16 in Words
16 in words
16 in words is ‘sixteen’. We should place values for each digit to learn to write a number in words. This is a simple method which helps students to understand the process better.
How to write 16 in words?
The Indian numeral system is one of the most used numerical systems across the world. In the Indian numeral system, we write place values of digits in a sequence starting from ones, tens, hundreds, going up to thousands.
So now let's try to write 16 in words, by following the above sequence.
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Tens |
Ones |
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1 |
6 |
We can see that we have 6 in one place and 1 is in ten's place. Hence, 16 in words would be written as sixteen.
Learn More About the Number 16
Few mathematical properties of 16 are discussed below -
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Mathematical Property |
Answers |
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Is 16 a composite number? |
Yes |
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Is 16 a prime number? |
No |
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Is 16 a perfect cube? |
No |
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Is 16 a perfect square? |
Yes |
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Cube root of 16 |
2.52 |
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Square root of 16 |
4 |
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Is 16 an even number? |
Yes |
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Is 16 an odd number? |
No |
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Factors of 16 |
1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 |
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Prime factors of 16 |
2(24) |
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Multiples of 16 |
16, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96… |
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Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them in 16 in Words
some common mistakes with their solutions are given below:
Mistake 1
Using unwanted abbreviations
There is no need to use abbreviations such as th or st to every number, and using these does not convert numbers to words.
Mistake 2
Adding zeros when it is not required
When a number is 0 we do not consider its place value, for example, we should not write 100 as one hundred zero, zero.
Mistake 3
Ignoring Hyphens
At times, students may forget to use hyphens in between compound words. For example, they would write fifty-three rather than ‘fifty-three’.
FAQs on 16 in words
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Important Glossaries for 16 in words
- Divisors: Divisors are the numbers which divide one number without leaving any reminder.
- Prime number: Numbers which have only 2 divisors, which are the number 1 and itself.
- Place value: it is the value of a single digit in one number.
- Even number: Even numbers are the numbers which can be divided by 2 leaving no reminder.
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Hiralee Lalitkumar Makwana has almost two years of teaching experience. She is a number ninja as she loves numbers. Her interest in numbers can be seen in the way she cracks math puzzles and hidden patterns.
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