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MasterCard
- 5366 0769 4211 7521 5366 0769 4211 7521, CVC2:825, 05/31
- 5534 0913 3994 0549 5534 0913 3994 0549, CVC2:901, 07/31
- 5367 7018 6089 6876 5367 7018 6089 6876, CVC2:424, 02/31
- 5315 1705 3653 5818 5315 1705 3653 5818, CVC2:026, 02/28
- 5321 9822 5622 8859 5321 9822 5622 8859, CVC2:908, 07/31
VISA
- 4025 9041 7483 3414 4025 9041 7483 3414, CVV2:501, 03/28
- 4916 5040 7879 9687 4916 5040 7879 9687, CVV2:332, 08/31
- 4343 8407 7441 3584 4343 8407 7441 3584, CVV2:276, 11/28
- 4539 3074 8891 0630 4539 3074 8891 0630, CVV2:843, 12/31
- 4916 0564 4983 7654 4916 0564 4983 7654, CVV2:707, 03/28
Validate your Credit Card
Learn in few easy steps how the Luhn’s formula is applied and used to verify the last digit of the card (commonly known as the check digit) with the following credit card validator tool.
Luhn's Proof
Let us illustrate how we validate a credit card using Luhn’s formula with an interactive example.
We have noticed that you have not tried to validate any credit card number yet. We’ll demonstrate the entire process using a test number, 4929717681432141 and applying the Luhn’s formula.
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1. Drop the check digit
1
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2. Account number
492971768143214
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3. Double every other digit
894914114616183418
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4. Add up the digits
8 + 9 + 4 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 8 = 79
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The check digit is obtained by computing the sum of digits then computing 9 times that value modulo 10 (so that's: (79 * 9 mod 10)). In summary:
- Compute the sum of the digits (79).
- Multiply by 9 (711).
- Take the last digit (1).
- The result is your check digit.
Significance of First Digit
Many people do not know this as a fact that the left most digit of the card is very important. In the table below, we have outlined the meaning of this number in principal.
| First Card Digit | Industry Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | ISO/TC 68 and Other Industry Assignments |
| 1 | Airlines |
| 2 | Airlines and Other Industry Assignments |
| 3 | Travel and Entertainment |
| 4 | Banking and Financial |
| 5 | Banking and Financial |
| 6 | Merchandising and Banking |
| 7 | Petroleum |
| 8 | Telecommunications and Other Industry Assignments |
| 9 | National Assignment |
Credit Card Break Down by Issuer
Credit card companies generate their list of card numbers as per a pre- allotted set of pre-fixes. These pre- fixes are much like area codes of a phone number where the first 3 digits of a phone number tell you the area code of that state or province. Similar concept is used in credit card pre-fix numbers.
| Card | Digits | Security / Length | Card Prefix |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Express | 15 | CID / 4 | 34, 37 |
| Diners Club - Carte Blanche | 14 | CVV / 3 | 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305 |
| Diners Club - International | 14 | CVV / 3 | 36, 38 |
| Diners Club - USA & Canada | 16 | CVV / 3 | 54 |
| Discover | 16 | CID / 3 | 6011, 644, 645, 646, 647, 647, 649, 65 |
| enRoute | 15 | CVV / 3 | 2014, 2149 |
| InstaPayment | 16 | CVV / 3 | 637, 638, 639 |
| JCB Co Inc (15 digit) | 15 | CVV / 3 | 1800, 2100 |
| JCB Co Inc (16 digit) | 16 | CVV / 3 | 3088, 3096, 3112, 3158, 3337, 3528 |
| Laser (16 digit) | 16 | CVV / 3 | 6304, 6706, 6709, 6771 |
| Laser (17 digit) | 17 | CVV / 3 | 6304, 6706, 6709, 6771 |
| Laser (18 digit) | 18 | CVV / 3 | 6304, 6706, 6709, 6771 |
| Laser (19 digit) | 19 | CVV / 3 | 6304, 6706, 6709, 6771 |
| MasterCard | 16 | CVC2 / 3 | 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 |
| Visa (13 digit) | 13 | CVV2 / 3 | 4, 40240071, 4485, 4532, 4539, 4556, 4716, 4916, 4929 |
| Visa (16 digit) | 16 | CVV2 / 3 | 4, 40240071, 4485, 4532, 4539, 4556, 4716, 4916, 4929 |
| Visa Electron | 16 | CVV / 3 | 4026, 417500, 4508, 4844, 4913, 4917 |
| Voyager | 15 | CVV / 3 | 8699 |
