<p>Yes, it is <strong>possibly</strong>, but not <strong>probable</strong>, or in other terms, <strong>extremely rare</strong>. There'll be maximum 2^160 addresses, which is much more than the number of addresses that are used. See <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/22/is-it-possible-to-brute-force-bitcoin-address-creation-in-order-to-steal-money#comment15_22">this</a>.</p>

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2017-12-13T16:58:02.053Z
The language really needs other words for this level of probability. I mean we use those words to describe the odds of finding an almost extinct frog in the jungle. The odds of that occuring is indescribable higher than the odds of guessing a random private key.
Christiaan Westerbeek
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2017-12-13T18:19:39.713Z
It's about the chance of winning the Powerball jackpot 6 years in a row, with just one ticket.
Pieter Wuille
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2017-12-13T18:33:56.730Z
Bon appetit @Jay, enter your random generated number [here and check](http://www.allprivatekeys.com/allprivatekeys.php) if you are luckier than the Powerball winner mentioned above.
Chak
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<p>From what I understand (which is not much), private key is like id/password for your wallet. So lets say, I have random number generator and I generate random number, is it possible that generated number could be key to someone elses wallet? </p>

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# guessing random private key

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-13)

From what I understand (which is not much), private key is like id/password for your wallet. So lets say, I have random number generator and I generate random number, is it possible that generated number could be key to someone elses wallet?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-13. Score: 0

Yes, it is **possibly**, but not **probable**, or in other terms, **extremely rare**. There'll be maximum 2^160 addresses, which is much more than the number of addresses that are used. See [this](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/22/is-it-possible-to-brute-force-bitcoin-address-creation-in-order-to-steal-money#comment15_22).

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: The language really needs other words for this level of probability. I mean we use those words to describe the odds of finding an almost extinct frog in the jungle. The odds of that occuring is indescribable higher than the odds of guessing a random private key.  
> **username_3**: It's about the chance of winning the Powerball jackpot 6 years in a row, with just one ticket.  
> **username_4**: Bon appetit @username_0, enter your random generated number [here and check](http://www.allprivatekeys.com/allprivatekeys.php) if you are luckier than the Powerball winner mentioned above.  

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