diff --git a/src/app/components/inputnumber/inputnumber.ts b/src/app/components/inputnumber/inputnumber.ts
index a5b5c1a1dca..3ea7e2cf9df 100644
--- a/src/app/components/inputnumber/inputnumber.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/inputnumber/inputnumber.ts
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ export class InputNumber implements OnInit, AfterContentInit, OnChanges, Control
      */
     @Output() onClear: EventEmitter<void> = new EventEmitter<void>();
 
-    @ViewChild('input') input!: ElementRef;
+    @ViewChild('input') input!: ElementRef<HTMLInputElement>;
 
     @ContentChildren(PrimeTemplate) templates!: QueryList<PrimeTemplate>;
 
@@ -828,14 +828,21 @@ export class InputNumber implements OnInit, AfterContentInit, OnChanges, Control
                 break;
 
             case 'ArrowLeft':
-                if (!this.isNumeralChar(inputValue.charAt(selectionStart - 1))) {
-                    event.preventDefault();
+                for( let index=selectionStart; index<=inputValue.length;index++){
+                    const previousCharIndex = index === 0 ? 0 : index - 1;
+                    if(this.isNumeralChar(inputValue.charAt(previousCharIndex))){
+                        this.input.nativeElement.setSelectionRange(index, index);
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
                 break;
 
             case 'ArrowRight':
-                if (!this.isNumeralChar(inputValue.charAt(selectionStart))) {
-                    event.preventDefault();
+                for( let index=selectionEnd; index>=0;index--){
+                    if(this.isNumeralChar(inputValue.charAt(index))){
+                        this.input.nativeElement.setSelectionRange(index, index);
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
                 break;
 
@@ -1372,7 +1379,7 @@ export class InputNumber implements OnInit, AfterContentInit, OnChanges, Control
     onInputBlur(event: Event) {
         this.focused = false;
 
-        let newValue = this.validateValue(this.parseValue(this.input.nativeElement.value));
+        let newValue = this.validateValue(this.parseValue(this.input.nativeElement.value)).toString();
         this.input.nativeElement.value = this.formatValue(newValue);
         this.input.nativeElement.setAttribute('aria-valuenow', newValue);
         this.updateModel(event, newValue);
@@ -1426,10 +1433,6 @@ export class InputNumber implements OnInit, AfterContentInit, OnChanges, Control
             clearInterval(this.timer);
         }
     }
-
-    getFormatter() {
-        return this.numberFormat;
-    }
 }
 
 @NgModule({