Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of The Prudential Investment Portfolios 16 of our report dated December 19, 2023, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in PGIM Income Builder Fund’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended October 31, 2023. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial Statements", "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" and "Financial Highlights" in such Registration Statement. 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

New York, New York 

February 9, 2024