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Calculated separately for the bank code (seven digits) and account number (ten digits). The last digit of each value is its check digit. Czech Republic [17] Weighted 6, 3, 7, 9, 10, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 11 11 − r, 0 → 0 Calculated separately for the account number (ten digits) and branch number (six digits, using the last six weights).
Italy has a similar clearing system is used with 5 digits identifying the banking company (Codice ABI), followed by a 5-digit CAB (Codice di Avviamento Bancario) identifying the branch, followed by the account number. The Netherlands has a national system with account numbers of 9 or 10 digits. There are no separate bank codes.
The control digit is calculated as the modulus 10 of 10 minus the modulus 10 of the sum of the modulus 10 of the product of the first 17 digits by its weight factor. [3] [4] The first 17 digits of the CLABE are, as mentioned above, the Bank Code, the Branch Office Code and the Account Number. The weight factor of a given digit is:
Account numbers often have between eight and 12 digits, but some account numbers have as many as 17 digits. If you have more than one type of account at a bank, you will have a separate number for ...
The denominator is also part of the routing number; by adding leading zeroes to make up four digits where necessary (e.g. 212 is written as 0212, 31 is written as 0031, etc.), it forms the first four digits of the routing number (XXXX). There might also be a fourth element printed to the right of the fraction: this is the bank's branch number.
The sort code is usually formatted as three pairs of numbers, for example 12-34-56. It identifies both the bank (in the first digit or the first two digits) and the branch where the account is held. [1] Sort codes are encoded into International Bank Account Numbers (IBANs) but are not encoded into Business Identifier Codes (BICs).
Account numbers are generally presented in the format: BB-bbbb-AAAAAAA-SSS. where B is the bank number (2 digits), b is the branch number (4 digits), A is the account number (7 digits) and S are digits of the suffix (2 or 3 digits).
Though a routing number is specific to your bank or credit union, an account number is specific to each account. Account numbers vary in length but typically only go up to 12 digits.