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Sixteen

Sixteen (16) is the natural number following fifteen and preceding seventeen.

Sixteen is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2, 4 and 8. It is the fourth power of two[?].

16 is the base of the hexadecimal number system, which is used extensively with computers

16 is the age limit for being allowed a driver's license in many US states.



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