2010
2010 is the year of the Deepwater Horizon spill and the flash crash.
- Even
- Composite
Where 2010 fits
Why 2010 is special
The spill released around 4.9 million barrels into the Gulf of Mexico over 87 days. The flash crash in May wiped roughly a trillion dollars off US markets in minutes and largely recovered within the hour, which raised questions about automated trading that are still open.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (16)
- 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 67, 134, 201, 335, 402, 670, 1005, 2010
- Prime factorisation
- 2 × 3 × 5 × 67
- Digit sum
- 3
- Digital root
- 3
Representations
- Decimal
- 2010
- Binary
- 11111011010
- Octal
- 3732
- Hexadecimal
- 7da
- Roman numeral
- MMX
- Scientific notation
- 2.010 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
- Abundant number
- Harshad (Niven) number
Related numbers & connections
The flash crash came two years after the financial crisis and raised a separate question — not whether markets were mispriced, but whether anyone was in control of them minute to minute.
View 2008 →The 2010 flash crash removed a trillion dollars in minutes and recovered within the hour; the 1929 crash opened a decade-long depression. Speed and consequence are unrelated.
View 1929 →Finance & economics
The May 2010 flash crash removed roughly a trillion dollars from US markets in minutes and largely reversed within the hour, raising questions about automated trading that remain open. Deepwater Horizon released about 4.9 million barrels over 87 days the same year.
DocumentedFinance & economicsPeriod: 2010
Common questions
Is 2010 a prime number?
No, 2010 is not prime.
What are the factors of 2010?
The factors of 2010 are 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 67, 134, 201, 335, 402, 670, 1005, 2010.
What is 2010 in Roman numerals?
2010 in Roman numerals is MMX.
About this page's data
Mathematical facts:computed directly from the number's value — nothing to source or verify externally.
Contextual records: 1 reviewer-confirmed record, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 3 August 2026