[OS X TeX] Fine point of mathematical typing?

[Michael Sharpe]

A minute or two with a text edit can change it to

\begin{verbatim}
    2,    3,    5,   11,   23,   29,   41,   53,   83,   89,  113,  131,
  173,  179,  191,  233,  239,  251,  281,  293,  359,  419,  431,  443,
  491,  509,  593,  641,  653,  659,  683,  719,  743,  761,  809,  911,
  953, 1013, 1019, 1031, 1049, 1103, 1223, 1229, 1289, 1409, 1439, 1451,
1481, 1499, 1511, 1559, 1583, 1601, 1733, 1811, 1889, 1901, 1931, 1973,
2003, 2039, 2063, 2069, 2129, 2141, 2273, 2339, 2351, 2393, 2399, 2459,
2543, 2549, 2693, 2699, 2741, 2753, 2819, 2903, 2939, 2963, 2969, 3023,
3299, 3329, 3359, 3389, 3413, 3449, 3491, 3539, 3593, 3623, 3761, 3779,
3803, 3821, 3851, 3863, 3911, 4019, 4073, 4211, 4271, 4349, 4373, 4391,
4409, 4481, 4733, 4793, 4871, 4919, 4943, 5003, 5039, 5051, 5081, 5171,
5231, 5279, 5303, 5333, 5399, 5441, 5501, 5639, 5711, 5741, 5849, 5903,
6053, 6101, 6113, 6131, 6173, 6263, 6269, 6323, 6329, 6449, 6491, 6521,
6551, 6563, 6581, 6761, 6899, 6983, 7043, 7079, 7103, 7121, 7151, 7193,
7211, 7349, 7433, 7541, 7643, 7649, 7691, 7823, 7841, 7883, 7901, 8069,
8093, 8111, 8243, 8273, 8513, 8663, 8693, 8741, 8951, 8969, 9029, 9059,
9221, 9293, 9371, 9419, 9473, 9479, 9539, 9629, 9689, 9791,...
\end{verbatim}

which aligns quite well.

On May 12, 2008, at 12:57 PM, Roberto Avanzi wrote:

> I have the following problem. I want to typeset a list of numbers,  
> like the following short file
>
>
> \documentclass[12pt]{article}
>
> \begin{document}
>
> \begin{quote}
> \noindent%
> $2$, $3$, $5$, $11$, $23$, $29$, $41$, $53$, $83$, $89$, $113$, $131$,
> $173$, $179$, $191$, $233$, $239$, $251$, $281$, $293$, $359$,  
> $419$, $431$, $443$,
> $491$, $509$, $593$, $641$, $653$, $659$, $683$, $719$, $743$,  
> $761$, $809$, $911$,
> $953$, $1013$, $1019$, $1031$, $1049$, $1103$, $1223$, $1229$,  
> $1289$, $1409$, $1439$, $1451$,
> $1481$, $1499$, $1511$, $1559$, $1583$, $1601$, $1733$, $1811$,  
> $1889$, $1901$, $1931$, $1973$,
> $2003$, $2039$, $2063$, $2069$, $2129$, $2141$, $2273$, $2339$,  
> $2351$, $2393$, $2399$, $2459$,
> $2543$, $2549$, $2693$, $2699$, $2741$, $2753$, $2819$, $2903$,  
> $2939$, $2963$, $2969$, $3023$,
> $3299$, $3329$, $3359$, $3389$, $3413$, $3449$, $3491$, $3539$,  
> $3593$, $3623$, $3761$, $3779$,
> $3803$, $3821$, $3851$, $3863$, $3911$, $4019$, $4073$, $4211$,  
> $4271$, $4349$, $4373$, $4391$,
> $4409$, $4481$, $4733$, $4793$, $4871$, $4919$, $4943$, $5003$,  
> $5039$, $5051$, $5081$, $5171$,
> $5231$, $5279$, $5303$, $5333$, $5399$, $5441$, $5501$, $5639$,  
> $5711$, $5741$, $5849$, $5903$,
> $6053$, $6101$, $6113$, $6131$, $6173$, $6263$, $6269$, $6323$,  
> $6329$, $6449$, $6491$, $6521$,
> $6551$, $6563$, $6581$, $6761$, $6899$, $6983$, $7043$, $7079$,  
> $7103$, $7121$, $7151$, $7193$,
> $7211$, $7349$, $7433$, $7541$, $7643$, $7649$, $7691$, $7823$,  
> $7841$, $7883$, $7901$, $8069$,
> $8093$, $8111$, $8243$, $8273$, $8513$, $8663$, $8693$, $8741$,  
> $8951$, $8969$, $9029$, $9059$,
> $9221$, $9293$, $9371$, $9419$, $9473$, $9479$, $9539$, $9629$,  
> $9689$, $9791$, $\ldots$
> \end{quote}
>
> \end{document}
>
>
> BUT, the spacing in the last line is not the same as in the line  
> above. How can I force LaTeX to typeset the numbers in the last line  
> alined to the numbers in the line above? (yes, it is for number  
> theory course notes :-)
>
> Roberto
>
>
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