16 = 24. 16 is a perfect fourth power.
16 is the smallest number with two representations as a sum of two distinct primes: 16 = 3 + 13 = 5 + 11.
16 = 1 + 3 + 5 + 7.
16 is 22 in base 7.
16 can be partitioned in 231 ways.
Each player in a game of chess uses 16 pieces.
Source: WolframAlpha