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.
Same number, different meanings
How 2010 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
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.
- History
In 2010, an earthquake devastated Haiti, and the Deepwater Horizon spill became the largest marine oil spill.
- 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.
2010 is part of
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
- Scientific notation
- 2.010 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M M X
Binary
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
1 × 1,024 + 1 × 512 + 1 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 0 × 32 + 1 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 2,010
Octal
3 7 3 2
3 × 512 + 7 × 64 + 3 × 8 + 2 × 1 = 2,010
Hexadecimal
7 d a
7 × 256 + d × 16 + a × 1 = 2,010
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 512 + 256 + 128 + 64 + 16 + 8 + 2 = 2,010.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
2 lotuses, 1 hobble
2 × 1,000 + 1 × 10 = 2,010. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
3 corner wedges + 3 vertical wedges (sixties place), 3 corner wedges (units place)
33 × 60 + 30 = 2010. Places are separated by a space on the tablet, with the higher place written first.
Systems that simply cannot reach this value are left out. Where a script needs a font most readers do not have, the reading is given instead of the glyphs — see number systems for each system in full.
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 →History
In 2010, an earthquake devastated Haiti, and the Deepwater Horizon spill became the largest marine oil spill.
DocumentedHistoryGeography: globalPeriod: 2010
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: 2 reviewer-confirmed records, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 15 July 2026