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title: "How can I generate random numbers in Java?"  
description: "How can I generate random numbers in Java?"  
author: "Siris Jain"  
published: 2017-12-20  
updated: 2017-12-20  
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# How can I generate random numbers in Java?

How can I [generate random](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/54/how-to-generate-random-numbers-in-vb-dot-net) numbers in Java?

## Answers

### Answer by Hemant Patel

In Java, *generating a series of random number's* is one those common task. You can be achieved it simply by using **java.util.Random** class.

You can generate [random numbers](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/832/generate-random-numbers-uniformly-over-entire-range) in Java by using **Math.random()**. It generates random number's between **0.1 to 1.0**. You can use the random class in **package java.util** to generate random number's in Java.

## *Hope it's informative...*


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