$n = '4564123800603607'; # this is not my credit card number ($o = reverse($n)) =~ s/.(.)/($1*2)/ge; # every other number in it, times 2 # (reversed because then it will work # for numbers of different lengths, as # some cards are 13, not 16). ($e = reverse($n)) =~ s/(.)./$1/ge; # the other numbers, not times 2 $o =~ s/(.)/$x+=$1/ge; $e =~ s/(.)/$y+=$1/ge; # add the digits printf("%sValid.",(($x+$y)%10 == 0?'':'Not ')); # print the result