Definition N_larger_bound n b := match n with
| 0 => larger_bound xH b
| Npos p0 => larger_bound p0 b
end.
Fixpoint lower_bound p0 := match p0 with
| xH => xH
| xO p0 => xO (lower_bound p0)
| xI p0 => xO (lower_bound p0)
end.

Lemma N_larger_bound_le n n' b :
n' <= n ->
N_larger_bound n b ->
N_larger_bound n' b.