diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2bf22eb4d2f..d21fc5f5cfd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ If you want consistent results, you can set your own seed:
 ```ts
 faker.seed(123);
 
-const firstRandom = faker.datatype.number();
+const firstRandom = faker.number.int();
 
 // Setting the seed again resets the sequence.
 faker.seed(123);
 
-const secondRandom = faker.datatype.number();
+const secondRandom = faker.number.int();
 
 console.log(firstRandom === secondRandom);
 ```
diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/api-pages.ts b/docs/.vitepress/api-pages.ts
index 69bb49644c7..188e24d371d 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/api-pages.ts
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/api-pages.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const apiPages = [
   { text: 'Location', link: '/api/location.html' },
   { text: 'Lorem', link: '/api/lorem.html' },
   { text: 'Music', link: '/api/music.html' },
+  { text: 'Number', link: '/api/number.html' },
   { text: 'Person', link: '/api/person.html' },
   { text: 'Phone', link: '/api/phone.html' },
   { text: 'Random', link: '/api/random.html' },
diff --git a/src/faker.ts b/src/faker.ts
index fd7ed5223a2..7870d9c5618 100644
--- a/src/faker.ts
+++ b/src/faker.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import type { LocationModule as AddressModule } from './modules/location';
 import { LocationModule } from './modules/location';
 import { LoremModule } from './modules/lorem';
 import { MusicModule } from './modules/music';
+import { NumberModule } from './modules/number';
 import type { PersonModule as NameModule } from './modules/person';
 import { PersonModule } from './modules/person';
 import { PhoneModule } from './modules/phone';
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ export class Faker {
   readonly lorem: LoremModule = new LoremModule(this);
   readonly music: MusicModule = new MusicModule(this);
   readonly person: PersonModule = new PersonModule(this);
+  readonly number: NumberModule = new NumberModule(this);
   readonly phone: PhoneModule = new PhoneModule(this);
   readonly science: ScienceModule = new ScienceModule(this);
   readonly string: StringModule = new StringModule(this);
@@ -239,12 +241,12 @@ export class Faker {
    * @example
    * // Consistent values for tests:
    * faker.seed(42)
-   * faker.datatype.number(10); // 4
-   * faker.datatype.number(10); // 8
+   * faker.number.int(10); // 4
+   * faker.number.int(10); // 8
    *
    * faker.seed(42)
-   * faker.datatype.number(10); // 4
-   * faker.datatype.number(10); // 8
+   * faker.number.int(10); // 4
+   * faker.number.int(10); // 8
    *
    * @example
    * // Random but reproducible tests:
@@ -271,12 +273,12 @@ export class Faker {
    * @example
    * // Consistent values for tests:
    * faker.seed([42, 13, 17])
-   * faker.datatype.number(10); // 4
-   * faker.datatype.number(10); // 8
+   * faker.number.int(10); // 4
+   * faker.number.int(10); // 8
    *
    * faker.seed([42, 13, 17])
-   * faker.datatype.number(10); // 4
-   * faker.datatype.number(10); // 8
+   * faker.number.int(10); // 4
+   * faker.number.int(10); // 8
    *
    * @example
    * // Random but reproducible tests:
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 9589c25750b..5d5c280c86c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export type {
 } from './modules/location';
 export type { LoremModule } from './modules/lorem';
 export type { MusicModule } from './modules/music';
+export type { NumberModule } from './modules/number';
 export { Sex } from './modules/person';
 export type {
   /** @deprecated Use PersonModule instead */
diff --git a/src/modules/color/index.ts b/src/modules/color/index.ts
index 4fd79a063e9..b232f6490d5 100644
--- a/src/modules/color/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/color/index.ts
@@ -320,13 +320,9 @@ export class ColorModule {
       color = formatHexColor(color, options);
       return color;
     }
-    color = Array.from({ length: 3 }).map(() =>
-      this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 255 })
-    );
+    color = Array.from({ length: 3 }).map(() => this.faker.number.int(255));
     if (includeAlpha) {
-      color.push(
-        this.faker.datatype.float({ min: 0, max: 1, precision: 0.01 })
-      );
+      color.push(this.faker.number.float({ max: 1, precision: 0.01 }));
       cssFunction = 'rgba';
     }
     return toColorFormat(color, format, cssFunction);
@@ -385,7 +381,7 @@ export class ColorModule {
   cmyk(options?: { format?: ColorFormat }): string | number[];
   cmyk(options?: { format?: ColorFormat }): string | number[] {
     const color: string | number[] = Array.from({ length: 4 }).map(() =>
-      this.faker.datatype.float({ min: 0, max: 1, precision: 0.01 })
+      this.faker.number.float({ max: 1, precision: 0.01 })
     );
     return toColorFormat(color, options?.format || 'decimal', 'cmyk');
   }
@@ -460,9 +456,9 @@ export class ColorModule {
     format?: ColorFormat;
     includeAlpha?: boolean;
   }): string | number[] {
-    const hsl: number[] = [this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 360 })];
+    const hsl: number[] = [this.faker.number.int(360)];
     for (let i = 0; i < (options?.includeAlpha ? 3 : 2); i++) {
-      hsl.push(this.faker.datatype.float({ min: 0, max: 1, precision: 0.01 }));
+      hsl.push(this.faker.number.float({ max: 1, precision: 0.01 }));
     }
     return toColorFormat(
       hsl,
@@ -537,9 +533,9 @@ export class ColorModule {
    * @since 7.0.0
    */
   hwb(options?: { format?: ColorFormat }): string | number[] {
-    const hsl: number[] = [this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 360 })];
+    const hsl: number[] = [this.faker.number.int(360)];
     for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-      hsl.push(this.faker.datatype.float({ min: 0, max: 1, precision: 0.01 }));
+      hsl.push(this.faker.number.float({ max: 1, precision: 0.01 }));
     }
     return toColorFormat(hsl, options?.format || 'decimal', 'hwb');
   }
@@ -596,12 +592,10 @@ export class ColorModule {
    */
   lab(options?: { format?: ColorFormat }): string | number[];
   lab(options?: { format?: ColorFormat }): string | number[] {
-    const lab = [
-      this.faker.datatype.float({ min: 0, max: 1, precision: 0.000001 }),
-    ];
+    const lab = [this.faker.number.float({ max: 1, precision: 0.000001 })];
     for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
       lab.push(
-        this.faker.datatype.float({ min: -100, max: 100, precision: 0.0001 })
+        this.faker.number.float({ min: -100, max: 100, precision: 0.0001 })
       );
     }
     return toColorFormat(lab, options?.format || 'decimal', 'lab');
@@ -671,13 +665,9 @@ export class ColorModule {
    */
   lch(options?: { format?: ColorFormat }): string | number[];
   lch(options?: { format?: ColorFormat }): string | number[] {
-    const lch = [
-      this.faker.datatype.float({ min: 0, max: 1, precision: 0.000001 }),
-    ];
+    const lch = [this.faker.number.float({ max: 1, precision: 0.000001 })];
     for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-      lch.push(
-        this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 230, precision: 0.1 })
-      );
+      lch.push(this.faker.number.float({ max: 230, precision: 0.1 }));
     }
     return toColorFormat(lch, options?.format || 'decimal', 'lch');
   }
@@ -753,7 +743,7 @@ export class ColorModule {
       options = { ...options, space: 'sRGB' };
     }
     const color = Array.from({ length: 3 }).map(() =>
-      this.faker.datatype.float({ min: 0, max: 1, precision: 0.0001 })
+      this.faker.number.float({ max: 1, precision: 0.0001 })
     );
     return toColorFormat(
       color,
diff --git a/src/modules/commerce/index.ts b/src/modules/commerce/index.ts
index 088112c1577..99515463bc7 100644
--- a/src/modules/commerce/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/commerce/index.ts
@@ -67,14 +67,10 @@ export class CommerceModule {
       return `${symbol}${0.0}`;
     }
 
-    const randValue = this.faker.datatype.number({ max: max, min: min });
+    // TODO @Shinigami92 2022-11-24: https://github.com/faker-js/faker/issues/350
+    const randValue = this.faker.number.int({ min, max });
 
-    return (
-      symbol +
-      (Math.round(randValue * Math.pow(10, dec)) / Math.pow(10, dec)).toFixed(
-        dec
-      )
-    );
+    return symbol + randValue.toFixed(dec);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/modules/datatype/index.ts b/src/modules/datatype/index.ts
index b40f2f432fc..22ee1bfe66c 100644
--- a/src/modules/datatype/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/datatype/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import type { Faker } from '../..';
-import { FakerError } from '../../errors/faker-error';
 import { deprecated } from '../../internal/deprecated';
-import type { Mersenne } from '../../internal/mersenne/mersenne';
 
 /**
  * Module to generate various primitive values and data types.
@@ -37,36 +35,26 @@ export class DatatypeModule {
    * faker.datatype.number({ min: 10, max: 100, precision: 0.01 }) // 36.94
    *
    * @since 5.5.0
+   *
+   * @deprecated Use `faker.number.int()` instead.
    */
   number(
     options: number | { min?: number; max?: number; precision?: number } = 99999
   ): number {
+    deprecated({
+      deprecated: 'faker.datatype.number()',
+      proposed: 'faker.number.int()',
+      since: '8.0',
+      until: '9.0',
+    });
+
     if (typeof options === 'number') {
       options = { max: options };
     }
 
-    const { min = 0, precision = 1 } = options;
-    const max = options.max ?? min + 99999;
-
-    if (max === min) {
-      return min;
-    }
-
-    if (max < min) {
-      throw new FakerError(`Max ${max} should be greater than min ${min}.`);
-    }
+    const { min = 0, max = min + 99999, precision = 1 } = options;
 
-    const mersenne: Mersenne =
-      // @ts-expect-error: access private member field
-      this.faker._mersenne;
-
-    const randomNumber = mersenne.next({
-      min: min / precision,
-      max: max / precision + 1,
-    });
-
-    // Workaround problem in float point arithmetics for e.g. 6681493 / 0.01
-    return randomNumber / (1 / precision);
+    return this.faker.number.float({ min, max, precision });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -86,24 +74,19 @@ export class DatatypeModule {
    * faker.datatype.float({ min: 10, max: 100, precision: 0.001 }) // 57.315
    *
    * @since 5.5.0
+   *
+   * @deprecated Use `faker.number.float()` instead.
    */
   float(
     options?: number | { min?: number; max?: number; precision?: number }
   ): number {
-    if (typeof options === 'number') {
-      options = {
-        precision: options,
-      };
-    }
-    options = options || {};
-    const opts: { precision?: number } = {};
-    for (const p in options) {
-      opts[p] = options[p];
-    }
-    if (opts.precision == null) {
-      opts.precision = 0.01;
-    }
-    return this.number(opts);
+    deprecated({
+      deprecated: 'faker.datatype.float()',
+      proposed: 'faker.number.float()',
+      since: '8.0',
+      until: '9.0',
+    });
+    return this.faker.number.float(options);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -139,7 +122,7 @@ export class DatatypeModule {
       max = Date.UTC(2100, 0);
     }
 
-    return new Date(this.number({ min, max }));
+    return new Date(this.faker.number.int({ min, max }));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -177,7 +160,7 @@ export class DatatypeModule {
    *
    * @since 5.5.0
    *
-   * @deprecated Use faker.string.uuid() instead.
+   * @deprecated Use `faker.string.uuid()` instead.
    */
   uuid(): string {
     deprecated({
@@ -222,7 +205,7 @@ export class DatatypeModule {
       // This check is required to avoid returning false when float() returns 1
       return true;
     }
-    return this.float({ min: 0, max: 1 }) < probability;
+    return this.faker.number.float({ max: 1 }) < probability;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -247,7 +230,7 @@ export class DatatypeModule {
    *
    * @since 6.1.2
    *
-   * @deprecated Use `faker.string.hexadecimal()` instead.
+   * @deprecated Use `faker.string.hexadecimal()` or `faker.number.hex()` instead.
    */
   hexadecimal(
     options: {
@@ -258,7 +241,7 @@ export class DatatypeModule {
   ): string {
     deprecated({
       deprecated: 'faker.datatype.hexadecimal()',
-      proposed: 'faker.string.hexadecimal()',
+      proposed: 'faker.string.hexadecimal() or faker.number.hex()',
       since: '8.0',
       until: '9.0',
     });
@@ -280,7 +263,7 @@ export class DatatypeModule {
     properties.forEach((prop) => {
       returnObject[prop] = this.boolean()
         ? this.faker.string.sample()
-        : this.number();
+        : this.faker.number.int();
     });
 
     return JSON.stringify(returnObject);
@@ -299,7 +282,7 @@ export class DatatypeModule {
    */
   array(length = 10): Array<string | number> {
     return Array.from<string | number>({ length }).map(() =>
-      this.boolean() ? this.faker.string.sample() : this.number()
+      this.boolean() ? this.faker.string.sample() : this.faker.number.int()
     );
   }
 
@@ -320,6 +303,8 @@ export class DatatypeModule {
    * faker.datatype.bigInt({ min: 10n, max: 100n }) // 36n
    *
    * @since 6.0.0
+   *
+   * @deprecated Use `faker.number.bigInt()` instead.
    */
   bigInt(
     options?:
@@ -332,36 +317,12 @@ export class DatatypeModule {
           max?: bigint | boolean | number | string;
         }
   ): bigint {
-    let min: bigint;
-    let max: bigint;
-
-    if (typeof options === 'object') {
-      min = BigInt(options.min ?? 0);
-      max = BigInt(options.max ?? min + BigInt(999999999999999));
-    } else {
-      min = BigInt(0);
-      max = BigInt(options ?? 999999999999999);
-    }
-
-    if (max === min) {
-      return min;
-    }
-
-    if (max < min) {
-      throw new FakerError(`Max ${max} should be larger then min ${min}.`);
-    }
-
-    const delta = max - min;
-
-    const offset =
-      BigInt(
-        this.faker.string.numeric({
-          length: delta.toString(10).length,
-          allowLeadingZeros: true,
-        })
-      ) %
-      (delta + BigInt(1));
-
-    return min + offset;
+    deprecated({
+      deprecated: 'faker.datatype.bigInt()',
+      proposed: 'faker.number.bigInt()',
+      since: '8.0',
+      until: '9.0',
+    });
+    return this.faker.number.bigInt(options);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/date/index.ts b/src/modules/date/index.ts
index d5470dabc4a..673f0e337ac 100644
--- a/src/modules/date/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/date/index.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class DateModule {
     };
 
     let past = date.getTime();
-    past -= this.faker.datatype.number(range); // some time from now to N years ago, in milliseconds
+    past -= this.faker.number.int(range); // some time from now to N years ago, in milliseconds
     date.setTime(past);
 
     return date;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export class DateModule {
     };
 
     let future = date.getTime();
-    future += this.faker.datatype.number(range); // some time from now to N years later, in milliseconds
+    future += this.faker.number.int(range); // some time from now to N years later, in milliseconds
     date.setTime(future);
 
     return date;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class DateModule {
   between(from: string | Date | number, to: string | Date | number): Date {
     const fromMs = toDate(from).getTime();
     const toMs = toDate(to).getTime();
-    const dateOffset = this.faker.datatype.number(toMs - fromMs);
+    const dateOffset = this.faker.number.int(toMs - fromMs);
 
     return new Date(fromMs + dateOffset);
   }
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export class DateModule {
     };
 
     let future = date.getTime();
-    future -= this.faker.datatype.number(range); // some time from now to N days ago, in milliseconds
+    future -= this.faker.number.int(range); // some time from now to N days ago, in milliseconds
     date.setTime(future);
 
     return date;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export class DateModule {
     };
 
     let future = date.getTime();
-    future += this.faker.datatype.number(range); // some time from now to N days later, in milliseconds
+    future += this.faker.number.int(range); // some time from now to N days later, in milliseconds
     date.setTime(future);
 
     return date;
@@ -343,6 +343,6 @@ export class DateModule {
       throw new FakerError(`Max ${max} should be larger then min ${min}.`);
     }
 
-    return new Date(this.faker.datatype.number({ min, max }));
+    return new Date(this.faker.number.int({ min, max }));
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/finance/index.ts b/src/modules/finance/index.ts
index e739d9207f6..e6533e50538 100644
--- a/src/modules/finance/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/finance/index.ts
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ export class FinanceModule {
     symbol: string = '',
     autoFormat?: boolean
   ): string {
-    const randValue = this.faker.datatype.number({
+    const randValue = this.faker.number.float({
       max,
       min,
-      precision: Math.pow(10, -dec),
+      precision: 10 ** -dec,
     });
 
     let formattedString: string;
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ export class FinanceModule {
    * @since 3.1.0
    */
   bitcoinAddress(): string {
-    const addressLength = this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 25, max: 39 });
+    const addressLength = this.faker.number.int({ min: 25, max: 39 });
 
     let address = this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(['1', '3']);
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export class FinanceModule {
    * @since 5.0.0
    */
   litecoinAddress(): string {
-    const addressLength = this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 26, max: 33 });
+    const addressLength = this.faker.number.int({ min: 26, max: 33 });
 
     let address = this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(['L', 'M', '3']);
 
@@ -305,11 +305,7 @@ export class FinanceModule {
    * @since 5.0.0
    */
   creditCardCVV(): string {
-    let cvv = '';
-    for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-      cvv += this.faker.datatype.number({ max: 9 }).toString();
-    }
-    return cvv;
+    return this.faker.string.numeric({ length: 3, allowLeadingZeros: true });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -342,7 +338,7 @@ export class FinanceModule {
     if (length < 1) {
       throw new FakerError('minimum length is 1');
     }
-    return Array.from({ length }, () => this.faker.datatype.number(9)).join('');
+    return this.faker.string.numeric({ length, allowLeadingZeros: true });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -394,7 +390,7 @@ export class FinanceModule {
           s += this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(iban.alpha);
         } else if (bban.type === 'c') {
           if (this.faker.datatype.boolean(0.8)) {
-            s += this.faker.datatype.number(9);
+            s += this.faker.number.int(9);
           } else {
             s += this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(iban.alpha);
           }
@@ -408,7 +404,7 @@ export class FinanceModule {
               c--;
             }
           } else {
-            s += this.faker.datatype.number(9);
+            s += this.faker.number.int(9);
           }
         }
         c--;
diff --git a/src/modules/git/index.ts b/src/modules/git/index.ts
index 336da8203dc..2ea65063da9 100644
--- a/src/modules/git/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/git/index.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export class GitModule {
     // Timezone offset
     dateParts.push(
       GIT_TIMEZONE_FORMAT.format(
-        this.faker.datatype.number({ min: -11, max: 12 }) * 100
+        this.faker.number.int({ min: -11, max: 12 }) * 100
       )
     );
 
diff --git a/src/modules/helpers/index.ts b/src/modules/helpers/index.ts
index 406f7f19c94..6caa8effcb3 100644
--- a/src/modules/helpers/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/helpers/index.ts
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ export class HelpersModule {
     let str = '';
     for (let i = 0; i < string.length; i++) {
       if (string.charAt(i) === symbol) {
-        str += this.faker.datatype.number(9);
+        str += this.faker.number.int(9);
       } else if (string.charAt(i) === '!') {
-        str += this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 2, max: 9 });
+        str += this.faker.number.int({ min: 2, max: 9 });
       } else {
         str += string.charAt(i);
       }
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ export class HelpersModule {
 
     for (let i = 0; i < string.length; i++) {
       if (string.charAt(i) === '#') {
-        str += this.faker.datatype.number(9);
+        str += this.faker.number.int(9);
       } else if (string.charAt(i) === '?') {
         str += this.arrayElement(alpha);
       } else if (string.charAt(i) === '*') {
         str += this.faker.datatype.boolean()
           ? this.arrayElement(alpha)
-          : this.faker.datatype.number(9);
+          : this.faker.number.int(9);
       } else {
         str += string.charAt(i);
       }
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export class HelpersModule {
         max = min;
         min = tmp;
       }
-      repetitions = this.faker.datatype.number({ min: min, max: max });
+      repetitions = this.faker.number.int({ min, max });
       string =
         string.slice(0, token.index) +
         token[1].repeat(repetitions) +
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export class HelpersModule {
       }
       string =
         string.slice(0, token.index) +
-        this.faker.datatype.number({ min: min, max: max }).toString() +
+        this.faker.number.int({ min, max }).toString() +
         string.slice(token.index + token[0].length);
       token = string.match(RANGE_REG);
     }
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ export class HelpersModule {
     }
 
     for (let i = list.length - 1; i > 0; --i) {
-      const j = this.faker.datatype.number(i);
+      const j = this.faker.number.int(i);
       [list[i], list[j]] = [list[j], list[i]];
     }
 
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ export class HelpersModule {
    *
    * @example
    * faker.helpers.mustache('I found {{count}} instances of "{{word}}".', {
-   *   count: () => `${faker.datatype.number()}`,
+   *   count: () => `${faker.number.int()}`,
    *   word: "this word",
    * }) // 'I found 57591 instances of "this word".'
    *
@@ -438,9 +438,7 @@ export class HelpersModule {
     array: ReadonlyArray<T> = ['a', 'b', 'c'] as unknown as ReadonlyArray<T>
   ): T {
     const index =
-      array.length > 1
-        ? this.faker.datatype.number({ max: array.length - 1 })
-        : 0;
+      array.length > 1 ? this.faker.number.int({ max: array.length - 1 }) : 0;
 
     return array[index];
   }
@@ -470,7 +468,7 @@ export class HelpersModule {
       count =
         array.length === 0
           ? 0
-          : this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 1, max: array.length });
+          : this.faker.number.int({ min: 1, max: array.length });
     } else if (count > array.length) {
       count = array.length;
     } else if (count < 0) {
@@ -485,7 +483,7 @@ export class HelpersModule {
 
     while (i-- > min) {
       index = Math.floor(
-        (i + 1) * this.faker.datatype.float({ min: 0, max: 0.99 })
+        (i + 1) * this.faker.number.float({ min: 0, max: 0.99 })
       );
       temp = arrayCopy[index];
       arrayCopy[index] = arrayCopy[i];
@@ -644,7 +642,7 @@ export class HelpersModule {
     if (typeof numberOrRange === 'number') {
       return numberOrRange;
     }
-    return this.faker.datatype.number(numberOrRange);
+    return this.faker.number.int(numberOrRange);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/modules/image/index.ts b/src/modules/image/index.ts
index 8113c1f6b98..e0dd9d2212b 100644
--- a/src/modules/image/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/image/index.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class ImageModule {
     }
 
     if (randomize) {
-      url += `?lock=${this.faker.datatype.number()}`;
+      url += `?lock=${this.faker.number.int()}`;
     }
 
     return url;
diff --git a/src/modules/image/providers/lorempixel.ts b/src/modules/image/providers/lorempixel.ts
index a172517b609..f8bb81e5da1 100644
--- a/src/modules/image/providers/lorempixel.ts
+++ b/src/modules/image/providers/lorempixel.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export class Lorempixel {
     }
 
     if (randomize) {
-      url += `?${this.faker.datatype.number()}`;
+      url += `?${this.faker.number.int()}`;
     }
 
     return url;
diff --git a/src/modules/internet/index.ts b/src/modules/internet/index.ts
index 60e3ac55a46..a32045d9753 100644
--- a/src/modules/internet/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/internet/index.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class InternetModule {
    * @since 2.0.1
    */
   avatar(): string {
-    return `https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/Qmd3W5DuhgHirLHGVixi6V76LhCkZUz6pnFt5AJBiyvHye/avatar/${this.faker.datatype.number(
+    return `https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/Qmd3W5DuhgHirLHGVixi6V76LhCkZUz6pnFt5AJBiyvHye/avatar/${this.faker.number.int(
       1249
     )}.jpg`;
   }
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ export class InternetModule {
     let result: string;
     firstName = firstName || this.faker.person.firstName();
     lastName = lastName || this.faker.person.lastName();
-    switch (this.faker.datatype.number(2)) {
+    switch (this.faker.number.int(2)) {
       case 0:
-        result = `${firstName}${this.faker.datatype.number(99)}`;
+        result = `${firstName}${this.faker.number.int(99)}`;
         break;
       case 1:
         result =
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export class InternetModule {
         result = `${firstName}${this.faker.helpers.arrayElement([
           '.',
           '_',
-        ])}${lastName}${this.faker.datatype.number(99)}`;
+        ])}${lastName}${this.faker.number.int(99)}`;
         break;
     }
     result = result.toString().replace(/'/g, '');
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ export class InternetModule {
    */
   ipv4(): string {
     const randNum = () => {
-      return this.faker.datatype.number(255).toFixed(0);
+      return this.faker.number.int(255).toFixed(0);
     };
 
     const result: string[] = [];
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ export class InternetModule {
    * @since 5.4.0
    */
   port(): number {
-    return this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 65535 });
+    return this.faker.number.int(65535);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ export class InternetModule {
     blueBase: number = 0
   ): string {
     const colorFromBase = (base: number): string =>
-      Math.floor((this.faker.datatype.number(256) + base) / 2)
+      Math.floor((this.faker.number.int(256) + base) / 2)
         .toString(16)
         .padStart(2, '0');
 
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ export class InternetModule {
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
-      mac += this.faker.datatype.number(15).toString(16);
+      mac += this.faker.number.hex(15);
       if (i % 2 === 1 && i !== 11) {
         mac += validSep;
       }
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ export class InternetModule {
           pattern = consonant;
         }
       }
-      const n = this.faker.datatype.number(94) + 33;
+      const n = this.faker.number.int(94) + 33;
       let char = String.fromCharCode(n);
       if (memorable) {
         char = char.toLowerCase();
diff --git a/src/modules/internet/user-agent.ts b/src/modules/internet/user-agent.ts
index 972b25741e8..005e31e62d2 100644
--- a/src/modules/internet/user-agent.ts
+++ b/src/modules/internet/user-agent.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export function generate(faker: Faker): string {
     obj: T
   ): keyof T => {
     //returns a random key from the passed object; keys are weighted by the decimal probability in their value
-    const rand = faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 100 }) / 100;
+    const rand = faker.number.int(100) / 100;
     let min = 0;
     let max = 0;
     let return_val: string;
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export function generate(faker: Faker): string {
     //generate a random revision
     //dots = 2 returns .x.y where x & y are between 0 and 9
     for (let x = 0; x < dots; x++) {
-      return_val += `.${faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 9 })}`;
+      return_val += `.${faker.string.numeric({ allowLeadingZeros: true })}`;
     }
     return return_val;
   };
@@ -225,53 +225,51 @@ export function generate(faker: Faker): string {
   const version_string = {
     net() {
       return [
-        faker.datatype.number({ min: 1, max: 4 }),
-        faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 9 }),
-        faker.datatype.number({ min: 10000, max: 99999 }),
-        faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 9 }),
+        faker.number.int({ min: 1, max: 4 }),
+        faker.number.int(9),
+        faker.number.int({ min: 10000, max: 99999 }),
+        faker.number.int(9),
       ].join('.');
     },
     nt() {
-      return [
-        faker.datatype.number({ min: 5, max: 6 }),
-        faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 3 }),
-      ].join('.');
+      return [faker.number.int({ min: 5, max: 6 }), faker.number.int(3)].join(
+        '.'
+      );
     },
     ie() {
-      return faker.datatype.number({ min: 7, max: 11 });
+      return faker.number.int({ min: 7, max: 11 });
     },
     trident() {
-      return [
-        faker.datatype.number({ min: 3, max: 7 }),
-        faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 1 }),
-      ].join('.');
+      return [faker.number.int({ min: 3, max: 7 }), faker.number.int(1)].join(
+        '.'
+      );
     },
     osx(delim?: string) {
       return [
         10,
-        faker.datatype.number({ min: 5, max: 10 }),
-        faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 9 }),
+        faker.number.int({ min: 5, max: 10 }),
+        faker.number.int(9),
       ].join(delim || '.');
     },
     chrome() {
       return [
-        faker.datatype.number({ min: 13, max: 39 }),
+        faker.number.int({ min: 13, max: 39 }),
         0,
-        faker.datatype.number({ min: 800, max: 899 }),
+        faker.number.int({ min: 800, max: 899 }),
         0,
       ].join('.');
     },
     presto() {
-      return `2.9.${faker.datatype.number({ min: 160, max: 190 })}`;
+      return `2.9.${faker.number.int({ min: 160, max: 190 })}`;
     },
     presto2() {
-      return `${faker.datatype.number({ min: 10, max: 12 })}.00`;
+      return `${faker.number.int({ min: 10, max: 12 })}.00`;
     },
     safari() {
       return [
-        faker.datatype.number({ min: 531, max: 538 }),
-        faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 2 }),
-        faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 2 }),
+        faker.number.int({ min: 531, max: 538 }),
+        faker.number.int(2),
+        faker.number.int(2),
       ].join('.');
     },
   };
@@ -279,7 +277,7 @@ export function generate(faker: Faker): string {
   const browserMap = {
     firefox(arch: OS): string {
       //https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Gecko_user_agent_string_reference
-      const firefox_ver = `${faker.datatype.number({
+      const firefox_ver = `${faker.number.int({
           min: 5,
           max: 15,
         })}${randomRevision(2)}`,
@@ -303,7 +301,7 @@ export function generate(faker: Faker): string {
 
       if (ver >= 11) {
         //http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/hh869301(v=vs.85).aspx
-        return `Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.${faker.datatype.number({
+        return `Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.${faker.number.int({
           min: 1,
           max: 3,
         })}; Trident/7.0; ${
@@ -327,29 +325,23 @@ export function generate(faker: Faker): string {
             ? `(X11; Linux ${randomProc(arch)}; U; ${randomLang()}${presto_ver}`
             : `(Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X ${version_string.osx()} U; ${randomLang()} Presto/${version_string.presto()} Version/${version_string.presto2()})`;
 
-      return `Opera/${faker.datatype.number({
+      return `Opera/${faker.number.int({
         min: 9,
         max: 14,
-      })}.${faker.datatype.number({
-        min: 0,
-        max: 99,
-      })} ${os_ver}`;
+      })}.${faker.number.int(99)} ${os_ver}`;
     },
 
     safari(arch: OS): string {
       const safari = version_string.safari(),
-        ver = `${faker.datatype.number({
+        ver = `${faker.number.int({
           min: 4,
           max: 7,
-        })}.${faker.datatype.number({
-          min: 0,
-          max: 1,
-        })}.${faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 10 })}`,
+        })}.${faker.number.int(1)}.${faker.number.int(10)}`,
         os_ver =
           arch === 'mac'
             ? `(Macintosh; ${randomProc('mac')} Mac OS X ${version_string.osx(
                 '_'
-              )} rv:${faker.datatype.number({
+              )} rv:${faker.number.int({
                 min: 2,
                 max: 6,
               })}.0; ${randomLang()}) `
diff --git a/src/modules/location/index.ts b/src/modules/location/index.ts
index fcb8aabd2ae..a4e6ef9e958 100644
--- a/src/modules/location/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/location/index.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export class LocationModule {
   zipCodeByState(state: string): string {
     const zipRange = this.faker.definitions.location.postcode_by_state?.[state];
     if (zipRange) {
-      return String(this.faker.datatype.number(zipRange));
+      return String(this.faker.number.int(zipRange));
     }
     return this.zipCode();
   }
@@ -269,11 +269,7 @@ export class LocationModule {
    */
   // TODO @xDivisionByZerox 2022-06-12 this signature should probably be an object for easier maintainability
   latitude(max: number = 90, min: number = -90, precision: number = 4): number {
-    return this.faker.datatype.number({
-      min,
-      max,
-      precision: parseFloat(`${(0.0).toPrecision(precision)}1`),
-    });
+    return this.faker.number.float({ min, max, precision: 10 ** -precision });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -295,11 +291,7 @@ export class LocationModule {
     min: number = -180,
     precision: number = 4
   ): number {
-    return this.faker.datatype.number({
-      max: max,
-      min: min,
-      precision: parseFloat(`${(0.0).toPrecision(precision)}1`),
-    });
+    return this.faker.number.float({ max, min, precision: 10 ** -precision });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -399,8 +391,7 @@ export class LocationModule {
       return [this.latitude(), this.longitude()];
     }
 
-    const angleRadians = this.faker.datatype.float({
-      min: 0,
+    const angleRadians = this.faker.number.float({
       max: 2 * Math.PI,
       precision: 0.00001,
     }); // in ° radians
@@ -408,8 +399,7 @@ export class LocationModule {
     const radiusMetric = isMetric ? radius : radius * 1.60934; // in km
     const errorCorrection = 0.995; // avoid float issues
     const distanceInKm =
-      this.faker.datatype.float({
-        min: 0,
+      this.faker.number.float({
         max: radiusMetric,
         precision: 0.001,
       }) * errorCorrection; // in km
diff --git a/src/modules/number/index.ts b/src/modules/number/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c30d50153f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/number/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+import type { Faker } from '../..';
+import { FakerError } from '../../errors/faker-error';
+import type { Mersenne } from '../../internal/mersenne/mersenne';
+
+/**
+ * Module to generate numbers of any kind.
+ */
+export class NumberModule {
+  constructor(private readonly faker: Faker) {
+    // Bind `this` so namespaced is working correctly
+    for (const name of Object.getOwnPropertyNames(NumberModule.prototype)) {
+      if (name === 'constructor' || typeof this[name] !== 'function') {
+        continue;
+      }
+      this[name] = this[name].bind(this);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a single random integer between zero and the given max value or the given range.
+   * The bounds are inclusive.
+   *
+   * @param options Maximum value or options object. Defaults to `{}`.
+   * @param options.min Lower bound for generated number. Defaults to `0`.
+   * @param options.max Upper bound for generated number. Defaults to `min + 99999`.
+   *
+   * @throws When options define `max < min`.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * faker.number.int() // 55422
+   * faker.number.int(100) // 52
+   * faker.number.int({ min: 1000000 }) // 1031433
+   * faker.number.int({ max: 100 }) // 42
+   * faker.number.int({ min: 10, max: 100 }) // 57
+   *
+   * @since 8.0.0
+   */
+  int(options: number | { min?: number; max?: number } = {}): number {
+    if (typeof options === 'number') {
+      options = { max: options };
+    }
+
+    const { min = 0, max = min + 99999 } = options;
+
+    if (max === min) {
+      return min;
+    }
+
+    if (max < min) {
+      throw new FakerError(`Max ${max} should be greater than min ${min}.`);
+    }
+
+    const mersenne: Mersenne =
+      // @ts-expect-error: access private member field
+      this.faker._mersenne;
+
+    return mersenne.next({ min, max: max + 1 });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a single random floating-point number for a given precision or range and precision.
+   *
+   * @param options Precision or options object. Defaults to `{}`.
+   * @param options.min Lower bound for generated number. Defaults to `0`.
+   * @param options.max Upper bound for generated number. Defaults to `99999`.
+   * @param options.precision Precision of the generated number. Defaults to `0.01`.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * faker.number.float() // 51696.36
+   * faker.number.float(1) // 52023.2
+   * faker.number.float({ min: 1000000 }) // 212859.76
+   * faker.number.float({ max: 100 }) // 28.11
+   * faker.number.float({ precision: 0.1 }) // 84055.3
+   * faker.number.float({ min: 10, max: 100, precision: 0.001 }) // 57.315
+   *
+   * @since 8.0.0
+   */
+  float(
+    options: number | { min?: number; max?: number; precision?: number } = {}
+  ): number {
+    if (typeof options === 'number') {
+      options = {
+        precision: options,
+      };
+    }
+
+    const { min = 0, max = min + 99999, precision = 0.01 } = options;
+
+    if (max === min) {
+      return min;
+    }
+
+    if (max < min) {
+      throw new FakerError(`Max ${max} should be greater than min ${min}.`);
+    }
+
+    const factor = 1 / precision;
+    const int = this.int({
+      min: min * factor,
+      max: max * factor,
+    });
+
+    return int / factor;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a lowercase [hexadecimal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal) number.
+   *
+   * @param options Maximum value or options object. Defaults to `{}`.
+   * @param options.min Lower bound for generated number. Defaults to `0`.
+   * @param options.max Upper bound for generated number. Defaults to `min + 16`.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * faker.number.hex() // 'b'
+   * faker.number.hex(16) // '9'
+   * faker.number.hex({ min: 0, max: 65536 }) // 'af17'
+   *
+   * @since 8.0.0
+   */
+  hex(options: number | { min?: number; max?: number } = {}): string {
+    if (typeof options === 'number') {
+      options = { max: options };
+    }
+
+    const { min = 0, max = min + 16 } = options;
+
+    return this.int({
+      max,
+      min,
+    }).toString(16);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a [BigInt](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#bigint_type) number.
+   *
+   * @param options Maximum value or options object. Defaults to `{}`.
+   * @param options.min Lower bound for generated bigint. Defaults to `0n`.
+   * @param options.max Upper bound for generated bigint. Defaults to `min + 999999999999999n`.
+   *
+   * @throws When options define `max < min`.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * faker.number.bigInt() // 55422n
+   * faker.number.bigInt(100n) // 52n
+   * faker.number.bigInt({ min: 1000000n }) // 431433n
+   * faker.number.bigInt({ max: 100n }) // 42n
+   * faker.number.bigInt({ min: 10n, max: 100n }) // 36n
+   *
+   * @since 8.0.0
+   */
+  bigInt(
+    options:
+      | bigint
+      | number
+      | string
+      | boolean
+      | {
+          min?: bigint | number | string | boolean;
+          max?: bigint | number | string | boolean;
+        } = {}
+  ): bigint {
+    if (
+      typeof options === 'bigint' ||
+      typeof options === 'number' ||
+      typeof options === 'string' ||
+      typeof options === 'boolean'
+    ) {
+      options = {
+        max: options,
+      };
+    }
+
+    const min = BigInt(options.min ?? 0);
+    const max = BigInt(options.max ?? min + BigInt(999999999999999));
+
+    if (max === min) {
+      return min;
+    }
+
+    if (max < min) {
+      throw new FakerError(`Max ${max} should be larger then min ${min}.`);
+    }
+
+    const delta = max - min;
+
+    const offset =
+      BigInt(
+        this.faker.string.numeric({
+          length: delta.toString(10).length,
+          allowLeadingZeros: true,
+        })
+      ) %
+      (delta + BigInt(1));
+
+    return min + offset;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/random/index.ts b/src/modules/random/index.ts
index cb81935b2d4..21e46509bc4 100644
--- a/src/modules/random/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/random/index.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class RandomModule {
     const words: string[] = [];
 
     if (count == null) {
-      count = this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 1, max: 3 });
+      count = this.faker.number.int({ min: 1, max: 3 });
     }
 
     for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
diff --git a/src/modules/string/index.ts b/src/modules/string/index.ts
index f1a13c1d073..de1ec446ed4 100644
--- a/src/modules/string/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/string/index.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export type NumericChar =
 export type AlphaChar = LowerAlphaChar | UpperAlphaChar;
 export type AlphaNumericChar = AlphaChar | NumericChar;
 
-const SAMPLE_MAX_LENGTH = Math.pow(2, 20);
+const SAMPLE_MAX_LENGTH = 2 ** 20;
 
 /**
  * Module to generate string related entries.
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ export class StringModule {
 
     while (returnString.length < length) {
       returnString += String.fromCharCode(
-        this.faker.datatype.number(charCodeOption)
+        this.faker.number.int(charCodeOption)
       );
     }
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ export class StringModule {
   uuid(): string {
     const RFC4122_TEMPLATE = 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx';
     const replacePlaceholders = (placeholder: string) => {
-      const random = this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 15 });
+      const random = this.faker.number.int(15);
       const value = placeholder === 'x' ? random : (random & 0x3) | 0x8;
       return value.toString(16);
     };
diff --git a/src/modules/system/index.ts b/src/modules/system/index.ts
index 12bb25ba6b7..4bf28affc58 100644
--- a/src/modules/system/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/system/index.ts
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ export class SystemModule {
    */
   semver(): string {
     return [
-      this.faker.datatype.number(9),
-      this.faker.datatype.number(9),
-      this.faker.datatype.number(9),
+      this.faker.number.int(9),
+      this.faker.number.int(9),
+      this.faker.number.int(9),
     ].join('.');
   }
 
@@ -262,35 +262,24 @@ export class SystemModule {
 
     let suffix: string;
     let prefix = '';
+    const digit = () => this.faker.string.numeric({ allowLeadingZeros: true });
     switch (interfaceSchema) {
       case 'index':
-        suffix = this.faker.datatype.number(9).toString();
+        suffix = digit();
         break;
       case 'slot':
-        suffix = `${this.faker.datatype.number(9)}${
-          this.faker.helpers.maybe(() => `f${this.faker.datatype.number(9)}`) ??
-          ''
-        }${
-          this.faker.helpers.maybe(() => `d${this.faker.datatype.number(9)}`) ??
-          ''
-        }`;
+        suffix = `${digit()}${
+          this.faker.helpers.maybe(() => `f${digit()}`) ?? ''
+        }${this.faker.helpers.maybe(() => `d${digit()}`) ?? ''}`;
         break;
       case 'mac':
         suffix = this.faker.internet.mac('');
         break;
       case 'pci':
-        prefix =
-          this.faker.helpers.maybe(() => `P${this.faker.datatype.number(9)}`) ??
-          '';
-        suffix = `${this.faker.datatype.number(9)}s${this.faker.datatype.number(
-          9
-        )}${
-          this.faker.helpers.maybe(() => `f${this.faker.datatype.number(9)}`) ??
-          ''
-        }${
-          this.faker.helpers.maybe(() => `d${this.faker.datatype.number(9)}`) ??
-          ''
-        }`;
+        prefix = this.faker.helpers.maybe(() => `P${digit()}`) ?? '';
+        suffix = `${digit()}s${digit()}${
+          this.faker.helpers.maybe(() => `f${digit()}`) ?? ''
+        }${this.faker.helpers.maybe(() => `d${digit()}`) ?? ''}`;
         break;
     }
 
@@ -322,17 +311,17 @@ export class SystemModule {
     const { includeYear = false, includeNonStandard = false } = options;
 
     // create the arrays to hold the available values for each component of the expression
-    const minutes = [this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 59 }), '*'];
-    const hours = [this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 23 }), '*'];
-    const days = [this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 1, max: 31 }), '*', '?'];
-    const months = [this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 1, max: 12 }), '*'];
+    const minutes = [this.faker.number.int(59), '*'];
+    const hours = [this.faker.number.int(23), '*'];
+    const days = [this.faker.number.int({ min: 1, max: 31 }), '*', '?'];
+    const months = [this.faker.number.int({ min: 1, max: 12 }), '*'];
     const daysOfWeek = [
-      this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 0, max: 6 }),
+      this.faker.number.int(6),
       this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(CRON_DAY_OF_WEEK),
       '*',
       '?',
     ];
-    const years = [this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 1970, max: 2099 }), '*'];
+    const years = [this.faker.number.int({ min: 1970, max: 2099 }), '*'];
 
     const minute = this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(minutes);
     const hour = this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(hours);
diff --git a/src/modules/vehicle/index.ts b/src/modules/vehicle/index.ts
index e6bdaeb3f97..dd08b75fb0c 100644
--- a/src/modules/vehicle/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/vehicle/index.ts
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ export class VehicleModule {
       length: 1,
       casing: 'upper',
       exclude,
-    })}${this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 10000, max: 99999 })}` // return five digit #
-      .toUpperCase();
+    })}${this.faker.number.int({ min: 10000, max: 99999 })}`; // return five digit #
   }
 
   /**
@@ -128,12 +127,9 @@ export class VehicleModule {
     return `${this.faker.string.alpha({
       length: 2,
       casing: 'upper',
-    })}${this.faker.datatype.number({
-      min: 0,
-      max: 9,
-    })}${this.faker.datatype.number({
-      min: 0,
-      max: 9,
+    })}${this.faker.string.numeric({
+      length: 2,
+      allowLeadingZeros: true,
     })}${this.faker.string.alpha({
       length: 3,
       casing: 'upper',
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/number.spec.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/number.spec.ts.snap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e89a2a0ed15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/number.spec.ts.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+// Vitest Snapshot v1
+
+exports[`number > 42 > bigInt > noArgs 1`] = `379177551410048n`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > bigInt > with big options 1`] = `17723424219505212239212136n`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > bigInt > with bigint value 1`] = `7n`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > bigInt > with boolean value 1`] = `1n`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > bigInt > with number value 1`] = `37n`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > bigInt > with options 1`] = `1n`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > bigInt > with string value 1`] = `37n`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > float > with max 1`] = `25.84`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > float > with min 1`] = `37411.64`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > float > with min and max 1`] = `-0.43`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > float > with min, max and precision 1`] = `-0.4261`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > float > with plain number 1`] = `37453.636891`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > hex > noArgs 1`] = `"6"`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > hex > with options 1`] = `"4"`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > hex > with value 1`] = `"0"`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > int > noArgs 1`] = `37454`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > int > with options 1`] = `4`;
+
+exports[`number > 42 > int > with value 1`] = `0`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > bigInt > noArgs 1`] = `948721906162743n`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > bigInt > with big options 1`] = `22017767508700414061739128n`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > bigInt > with bigint value 1`] = `80n`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > bigInt > with boolean value 1`] = `1n`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > bigInt > with number value 1`] = `8n`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > bigInt > with options 1`] = `10n`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > bigInt > with string value 1`] = `24n`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > float > with max 1`] = `64.07`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > float > with min 1`] = `92809.09`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > float > with min and max 1`] = `61.07`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > float > with min, max and precision 1`] = `61.0658`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > float > with plain number 1`] = `92851.086855`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > hex > noArgs 1`] = `"f"`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > hex > with options 1`] = `"a"`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > hex > with value 1`] = `"1"`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > int > noArgs 1`] = `92852`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > int > with options 1`] = `10`;
+
+exports[`number > 1211 > int > with value 1`] = `1`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > bigInt > noArgs 1`] = `251225403255239n`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > bigInt > with big options 1`] = `31258255497061442772623668n`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > bigInt > with bigint value 1`] = `3n`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > bigInt > with boolean value 1`] = `0n`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > bigInt > with number value 1`] = `25n`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > bigInt > with options 1`] = `-15n`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > bigInt > with string value 1`] = `25n`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > float > with max 1`] = `18.08`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > float > with min 1`] = `26160.2`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > float > with min and max 1`] = `-12.92`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > float > with min, max and precision 1`] = `-12.9153`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > float > with plain number 1`] = `26202.205595`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > hex > noArgs 1`] = `"4"`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > hex > with options 1`] = `"2"`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > hex > with value 1`] = `"0"`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > int > noArgs 1`] = `26202`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > int > with options 1`] = `2`;
+
+exports[`number > 1337 > int > with value 1`] = `0`;
diff --git a/test/datatype.spec.ts b/test/datatype.spec.ts
index bd675e9a6ec..5571f3b9b02 100644
--- a/test/datatype.spec.ts
+++ b/test/datatype.spec.ts
@@ -157,19 +157,37 @@ describe('datatype', () => {
           expect(foundNegative5).toBeTruthy();
         });
 
-        it('provides numbers with a given precision', () => {
-          const options = { min: 0, max: 1.5, precision: 0.5 };
+        it('provides numbers with a given precision of 0.5 steps', () => {
           const results = Array.from(
             new Set(
-              Array.from({ length: 50 }, () => faker.datatype.number(options))
+              Array.from({ length: 50 }, () =>
+                faker.datatype.float({
+                  min: 0,
+                  max: 1.5,
+                  precision: 0.5,
+                })
+              )
             )
           ).sort();
 
-          expect(results).toContain(0.5);
-          expect(results).toContain(1.0);
+          expect(results).toEqual([0, 0.5, 1, 1.5]);
+        });
 
-          expect(results[0]).toBe(0);
-          expect(results[results.length - 1]).toBe(1.5);
+        // TODO @Shinigami92 2022-11-24: https://github.com/faker-js/faker/issues/1595
+        it.todo('provides numbers with a given precision of 0.4 steps', () => {
+          const results = Array.from(
+            new Set(
+              Array.from({ length: 50 }, () =>
+                faker.datatype.float({
+                  min: 0,
+                  max: 1.9,
+                  precision: 0.4,
+                })
+              )
+            )
+          ).sort();
+
+          expect(results).toEqual([0, 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.6]);
         });
 
         it('provides numbers with a with exact precision', () => {
@@ -259,11 +277,7 @@ describe('datatype', () => {
             )
           ).sort();
 
-          expect(results).toContain(0.5);
-          expect(results).toContain(1.0);
-
-          expect(results[0]).toBe(0);
-          expect(results[results.length - 1]).toBe(1.5);
+          expect(results).toEqual([0, 0.5, 1, 1.5]);
         });
 
         it('provides numbers with a with exact precision', () => {
diff --git a/test/faker.spec.ts b/test/faker.spec.ts
index dac1be5a1e9..d418f19bdfa 100644
--- a/test/faker.spec.ts
+++ b/test/faker.spec.ts
@@ -115,15 +115,15 @@ describe('faker', () => {
     it('should reset the sequence when calling `seed`', () => {
       const seed = faker.seed();
 
-      const num1 = faker.datatype.number();
+      const num1 = faker.number.int();
 
       const newSeed = faker.seed(seed);
-      const num2 = faker.datatype.number();
+      const num2 = faker.number.int();
 
       expect(num1).toBe(num2);
       expect(newSeed).toBe(seed);
 
-      const num3 = faker.datatype.number();
+      const num3 = faker.number.int();
       expect(num1).not.toBe(num3);
     });
 
diff --git a/test/finance.spec.ts b/test/finance.spec.ts
index 730bfe788e8..7c90a62a1ac 100644
--- a/test/finance.spec.ts
+++ b/test/finance.spec.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('finance', () => {
         });
 
         it('should set a specified length', () => {
-          let expected = faker.datatype.number(20);
+          let expected = faker.number.int(20);
 
           expected = expected || 4;
 
diff --git a/test/helpers.spec.ts b/test/helpers.spec.ts
index 412dff30982..c56d2589848 100644
--- a/test/helpers.spec.ts
+++ b/test/helpers.spec.ts
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ describe('helpers', () => {
     t.describe('unique', (t) => {
       t.it('with customMethod', customUniqueMethod)
         .it('with customMethod and args', customUniqueMethod, ['prefix-1-'])
-        .it('with () => number', faker.datatype.number)
-        .it('with () => number and args', faker.datatype.number, [50]);
+        .it('with () => number', faker.number.int)
+        .it('with () => number and args', faker.number.int, [50]);
     });
   });
 
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ describe('helpers', () => {
         });
 
         it('definition array returns unique array', () => {
-          const length = faker.datatype.number({ min: 1, max: 6 });
+          const length = faker.number.int({ min: 1, max: 6 });
           const unique = faker.helpers.uniqueArray(
             faker.definitions.hacker.noun,
             length
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ describe('helpers', () => {
         });
 
         it('function returns unique array', () => {
-          const length = faker.datatype.number({ min: 1, max: 6 });
+          const length = faker.number.int({ min: 1, max: 6 });
           const unique = faker.helpers.uniqueArray(faker.lorem.word, length);
           expect(unique).not.toContainDuplicates();
           expect(unique).toHaveLength(length);
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ describe('helpers', () => {
 
         it('empty array returns empty array', () => {
           const input = [];
-          const length = faker.datatype.number({ min: 1, max: 6 });
+          const length = faker.number.int({ min: 1, max: 6 });
           const unique = faker.helpers.uniqueArray(input, length);
           expect(unique).toHaveLength(0);
         });
diff --git a/test/number.spec.ts b/test/number.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5ba1a0a4a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/number.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+import validator from 'validator';
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { faker, FakerError } from '../src';
+import { seededTests } from './support/seededRuns';
+
+describe('number', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    faker.locale = 'en';
+  });
+
+  seededTests(faker, 'number', (t) => {
+    t.describeEach(
+      'int',
+      'hex'
+    )((t) => {
+      t.it('noArgs')
+        .it('with value', 1)
+        .it('with options', { min: 0, max: 10 });
+    });
+
+    t.describe('float', (t) => {
+      t.it('with plain number', 0.000001)
+        .it('with min', { min: -42 })
+        .it('with max', { max: 69 })
+        .it('with min and max', { min: -42, max: 69 })
+        .it('with min, max and precision', {
+          min: -42,
+          max: 69,
+          precision: 0.0001,
+        });
+    });
+
+    t.describe('bigInt', (t) => {
+      t.it('noArgs')
+        .it('with number value', 42)
+        .it('with string value', '69')
+        .it('with boolean value', true)
+        .it('with bigint value', 123n)
+        .it('with options', { min: -42, max: 69 })
+        .it('with big options', {
+          min: 6135715171537515454317351n,
+          max: 32465761264574654845432354n,
+        });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe(`random seeded tests for seed ${faker.seed()}`, () => {
+    describe('int', () => {
+      it('should return a random number given a maximum value as Number', () => {
+        const actual = faker.number.int(10);
+
+        expect(actual).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+        expect(actual).toBeLessThanOrEqual(10);
+      });
+
+      it('should return a random number given a maximum value as Object', () => {
+        const actual = faker.number.int({ max: 10 });
+
+        expect(actual).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+        expect(actual).toBeLessThanOrEqual(10);
+      });
+
+      it('should return a random number given a maximum value of 0', () => {
+        const actual = faker.number.int({ max: 0 });
+
+        expect(actual).toBe(0);
+      });
+
+      it('should return a random number given a negative number minimum and maximum value of 0', () => {
+        const actual = faker.number.int({ min: -100, max: 0 });
+
+        expect(actual).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-100);
+        expect(actual).toBeLessThanOrEqual(0);
+      });
+
+      it('should return a random number between a range', () => {
+        for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+          const actual = faker.number.int({ min: 22, max: 33 });
+          expect(actual).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(22);
+          expect(actual).toBeLessThanOrEqual(33);
+        }
+      });
+
+      it('should return inclusive negative max value', () => {
+        let foundNegative4 = false;
+        let foundNegative5 = false;
+
+        for (let iter = 0; iter < 1000; iter++) {
+          const actual = faker.number.int({ min: -5, max: -4 });
+
+          if (actual === -4) {
+            foundNegative4 = true;
+          } else if (actual === -5) {
+            foundNegative5 = true;
+          }
+
+          expect(actual).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-5);
+          expect(actual).toBeLessThanOrEqual(-4);
+
+          if (foundNegative4 && foundNegative5) {
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+
+        expect(foundNegative4).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(foundNegative5).toBeTruthy();
+      });
+
+      it('should not mutate the input object', () => {
+        const input: {
+          min?: number;
+          max?: number;
+          precision?: number;
+          otherProperty: string;
+        } = Object.freeze({
+          min: 1,
+          precision: 1,
+          otherProperty: 'hello darkness my old friend',
+        });
+
+        expect(() => faker.number.int(input)).not.toThrow();
+      });
+
+      it('should throw when min > max', () => {
+        const min = 10;
+        const max = 9;
+
+        expect(() => {
+          faker.number.int({ min, max });
+        }).toThrowError(`Max ${max} should be greater than min ${min}.`);
+      });
+
+      // TODO @Shinigami92 2022-11-24: https://github.com/faker-js/faker/issues/1595
+      it.todo(
+        'should throw when there is no integer between min and max',
+        () => {
+          expect(() => {
+            faker.number.int({ min: 2.1, max: 2.9 });
+          }).toThrow();
+        }
+      );
+    });
+
+    describe('float', () => {
+      it('should return a random float with a default precision of 2 digits after floating point', () => {
+        const number = faker.number.float();
+        expect(number).toBe(Number(number.toFixed(2)));
+      });
+
+      it('should return a random float given a precision value', () => {
+        const number = faker.number.float(0.001);
+        expect(number).toBe(Number(number.toFixed(3)));
+      });
+
+      it('should return a random number given a max value of 10', () => {
+        const float = faker.number.float({ max: 10 });
+        expect(float).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+        expect(float).toBeLessThanOrEqual(10);
+      });
+
+      it('should return 0 given a max value of 0', () => {
+        expect(faker.number.float({ max: 0 })).toBe(0);
+      });
+
+      it('should return a random number given a negative number min and max value of 0', () => {
+        const float = faker.number.float({ min: -100, max: 0 });
+        expect(float).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-100);
+        expect(float).toBeLessThanOrEqual(0);
+      });
+
+      it('should return a random number between a range', () => {
+        for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+          const randomNumber = faker.number.float({ min: 22, max: 33 });
+          expect(randomNumber).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(22);
+          expect(randomNumber).toBeLessThanOrEqual(33);
+        }
+      });
+
+      it('provides numbers with a given precision of 0.5 steps', () => {
+        const results = Array.from(
+          new Set(
+            Array.from({ length: 50 }, () =>
+              faker.number.float({
+                min: 0,
+                max: 1.5,
+                precision: 0.5,
+              })
+            )
+          )
+        ).sort();
+
+        expect(results).toEqual([0, 0.5, 1, 1.5]);
+      });
+
+      // TODO @Shinigami92 2022-11-24: https://github.com/faker-js/faker/issues/1595
+      it.todo('provides numbers with a given precision of 0.4 steps', () => {
+        const results = Array.from(
+          new Set(
+            Array.from({ length: 50 }, () =>
+              faker.number.float({
+                min: 0,
+                max: 1.9,
+                precision: 0.4,
+              })
+            )
+          )
+        ).sort();
+
+        expect(results).toEqual([0, 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.6]);
+      });
+
+      it('provides numbers with an exact precision', () => {
+        for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+          const number = faker.number.float({
+            min: 0.5,
+            max: 0.99,
+            precision: 0.01,
+          });
+          expect(number).toBe(Number(number.toFixed(2)));
+        }
+      });
+
+      it('provides number with a precision 0', () => {
+        const float = faker.number.float({ precision: 0 });
+
+        expect(float).toBe(Math.floor(float));
+      });
+
+      it('should not modify the input object', () => {
+        expect(() =>
+          faker.number.float(Object.freeze({ min: 1, max: 2 }))
+        ).not.toThrow();
+      });
+
+      it('should throw when min > max', () => {
+        const min = 10;
+        const max = 9;
+
+        expect(() => {
+          faker.number.float({ min, max });
+        }).toThrowError(`Max ${max} should be greater than min ${min}.`);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('hex', () => {
+      it('generates single hex character when no additional argument was provided', () => {
+        const hex = faker.number.hex();
+        expect(hex).toBeTypeOf('string');
+        expect(hex).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(hex).toSatisfy(validator.isHexadecimal);
+      });
+
+      it('generates a random hex string', () => {
+        const hex = faker.number.hex(5);
+        expect(hex).toSatisfy(validator.isHexadecimal);
+      });
+
+      it('generates a random hex in a specific range', () => {
+        const hex = faker.number.hex({ min: 15, max: 255 });
+
+        const hexNum = parseInt(hex, 16);
+        expect(hexNum).toBeLessThanOrEqual(255);
+        expect(hexNum).greaterThanOrEqual(15);
+      });
+
+      it('should throw when min > max', () => {
+        const min = 10;
+        const max = 9;
+
+        expect(() => {
+          faker.number.hex({ min, max });
+        }).toThrowError(`Max ${max} should be greater than min ${min}.`);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('bigInt', () => {
+      it('should generate a bigInt value', () => {
+        const generateBigInt = faker.number.bigInt();
+        expect(generateBigInt).toBeTypeOf('bigint');
+      });
+
+      it('should generate a big bigInt value with low delta', () => {
+        const generateBigInt = faker.number.bigInt({
+          min: 999999999n,
+          max: 1000000000n,
+        });
+        expect(generateBigInt).toBeTypeOf('bigint');
+        expect(generateBigInt).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(999999999n);
+        expect(generateBigInt).toBeLessThanOrEqual(1000000000n);
+      });
+
+      it('should return a random bigint given a maximum value as BigInt', () => {
+        const generateBigInt = faker.number.bigInt(10n);
+        expect(generateBigInt).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0n);
+        expect(generateBigInt).toBeLessThanOrEqual(10n);
+      });
+
+      it('should return a random bigint given a maximum value as Object', () => {
+        const generateBigInt = faker.number.bigInt({ max: 10n });
+        expect(generateBigInt).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0n);
+        expect(generateBigInt).toBeLessThanOrEqual(10n);
+      });
+
+      it('should return a random bigint given a maximum value of 0', () => {
+        expect(faker.number.bigInt({ max: 0n })).toBe(0n);
+      });
+
+      it('should return a random bigint given a negative bigint minimum and maximum value of 0', () => {
+        const generateBigInt = faker.number.bigInt({ min: -100n, max: 0n });
+        expect(generateBigInt).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-100n);
+        expect(generateBigInt).toBeLessThanOrEqual(0n);
+      });
+
+      it('should return a random bigint between a range', () => {
+        const randomBigInt = faker.number.bigInt({ min: 22, max: 33 });
+        expect(randomBigInt).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(22);
+        expect(randomBigInt).toBeLessThanOrEqual(33);
+      });
+
+      it('should return a random bigint for a very large range', () => {
+        const randomBigInt = faker.number.bigInt({
+          min: 0n,
+          max: 10000000000000000000000n,
+        });
+        expect(randomBigInt).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0n);
+        expect(randomBigInt).toBeLessThanOrEqual(10000000000000000000000n);
+      });
+
+      it('should not mutate the input object', () => {
+        const input: {
+          min?: bigint;
+          max?: bigint;
+          otherProperty: string;
+        } = Object.freeze({
+          min: 1n,
+          otherProperty: 'hello darkness my old friend',
+        });
+
+        expect(() => faker.number.bigInt(input)).not.toThrow();
+      });
+
+      it('should throw when min > max', () => {
+        const min = 10000n;
+        const max = 999n;
+
+        expect(() => {
+          faker.number.bigInt({ min, max });
+        }).toThrowError(
+          new FakerError(`Max ${max} should be larger then min ${min}.`)
+        );
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/string.spec.ts b/test/string.spec.ts
index 32dc2ddfefc..f3073c0fcfc 100644
--- a/test/string.spec.ts
+++ b/test/string.spec.ts
@@ -513,16 +513,16 @@ describe('string', () => {
         });
 
         it('should return empty string if negative length is passed', () => {
-          const negativeValue = faker.datatype.number({ min: -1000, max: -1 });
+          const negativeValue = faker.number.int({ min: -1000, max: -1 });
           const generatedString = faker.string.sample(negativeValue);
           expect(generatedString).toBe('');
           expect(generatedString).toHaveLength(0);
         });
 
         it('should return string with length of 2^20 if bigger length value is passed', () => {
-          const overMaxValue = Math.pow(2, 28);
+          const overMaxValue = 2 ** 28;
           const generatedString = faker.string.sample(overMaxValue);
-          expect(generatedString).toHaveLength(Math.pow(2, 20));
+          expect(generatedString).toHaveLength(2 ** 20);
         });
 
         it('should return string with a specific length', () => {