The routing number of Royal Bank of Canada is different from its account number. As a matter of fact, this condition holds the same for all of the banks in the world. Differentiating the account number from the routing number is no big task. For every bank related transaction, one may be prompted to provide with their account number and routing number. Both of these credentials are assigned to you while you opened your account at Royal Bank of Canada.
But both of these valuable numbers indicated two different details. Account number identifies the account holder, whereas the routing number specifies the bank in which your account is held. For eg., Your Royal Bank of Canada account number is 0000000300009 and the routing number is 000300009. Here 0000000300009 depicts your details as the account holder of Royal Bank of Canada and 000300009 represents the details of Royal Bank of Canada that is responsible for money going in and out of your account.
Difference between ACH and ABA routing number?
ABA or the American Bankers Association routing numbers are used for the paper of cheque transfers.
ACH or Automated Clearing House routing numbers are used for electronic transfers.Both ABA and ACH routing numbers are nine-digit codes. But the first two digits of the nine digits in an ABA number ranges from 00-32 whereas, for ACH routing number, it can range from 61-72.
For some banks, ACH or Automated Clearing House routing numbers and ABA or the American Bankers Association routing numbers may be the same. Confirm with Royal Bank of Canada’s officials before using ACH or ABA routing number for any financial transactions.