Systems and methods for random number generation are discussed. A first processor is in communication with a quantum processor, the quantum processor having an array of superconducting qubits. The first processor instructs the quantum processor to selectively communicatively couple the superconducting qubits to embed a quantum system having a highly entangled nontrivial ground state. The highly entangled nontrivial ground state comprising a uniform distribution of classical ground states. One or more distortions are introduced to the uniform distribution by one or more random variations based on an input value. The quantum processor evolves over the embedded quantum system. A set of one or more random numbers is received from the quantum processor.