org-table-number-regexp
    
    org-table-number-regexp is a variable defined in `
org-table.el'.
Its value is 
"^\\([<>]?[-+^.0-9]*[0-9][-+^.0-9eEdDx()%:]*\\|[<>]?[-+]?0[xX][0-9a-fA-F.]+\\|[<>]?[-+]?[0-9]+#[0-9a-zA-Z.]+\\|nan\\|[-+u]?inf\\)$"
Documentation:
Regular expression for recognizing numbers in table columns.
If a table column contains mostly numbers, it will be aligned to the
right.  If not, it will be aligned to the left.
The default value of this option is a regular expression which allows
anything which looks remotely like a number as used in scientific
context.  For example, all of the following will be considered a
number:
    12    12.2    2.4e-08    2x10^12    4.034+-0.02    2.7(10)  >3.5
Other options offered by the customize interface are more restrictive.
You can customize this variable.