diff --git a/java-numbers-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/formatNumber/FormatNumber.java b/java-numbers-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/formatNumber/FormatNumber.java
index 6b9806fe22..1fdcdd4247 100644
--- a/java-numbers-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/formatNumber/FormatNumber.java
+++ b/java-numbers-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/formatNumber/FormatNumber.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class FormatNumber {
         return String.format("%." + places + "f", value);
     }
 
-    public static String byPaddingOutZeros(int value, int paddingLength) {
+    public static String byPaddingZeros(int value, int paddingLength) {
         return String.format("%0" + paddingLength + "d", value);
     }
 
diff --git a/java-numbers-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/formatNumber/FormatNumberUnitTest.java b/java-numbers-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/formatNumber/FormatNumberUnitTest.java
index 190a5aa8ba..6fc946f8ba 100644
--- a/java-numbers-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/formatNumber/FormatNumberUnitTest.java
+++ b/java-numbers-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/formatNumber/FormatNumberUnitTest.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class FormatNumberUnitTest {
     @Test
     public void givenIntegerNumber_whenFormatNumber_byPaddingOutZeros_thenGetExpectedResult() {
         int value = 1;
-        assertThat(byPaddingOutZeros(value, 3)).isEqualTo("001");
+        assertThat(byPaddingZeros(value, 3)).isEqualTo("001");
     }
 
     @Test