\documentclass{report} \usepackage{amsmath} \newcommand{\Mod}[1]{\ (\mathrm{mod}\ #1)} \begin{document} My student number is \textbf{307585} \\ My student number mod 8 is equal to: \[ 307585 \mod 8 \] My topic is topic number \textbf{1} \\ Topic number 1 is \textbf{Filling Algorithms} \\ My topic is \textbf{Filling Algorithms} \end{document}