On primes and practical numbers (Q2115268)

A number \(n\) is practical if every integer in \([1, n]\) can be expressed as a subset sum of the positive divisors of \(n\). In this paper, the authors study the distribution of practical numbers that are also shifted primes. For, they provide lower and upper bounds for the number of primes \(p\leq x\) such that \(p-h\) is practical, where \(h\) is any fixed odd integer. They prove that every sufficiently large odd integer is the sum of a prime and a practical number. Also, the authors give lower and upper bounds for the number of practical numbers \(n\) up to \(x\), such that \(n+h\) is also practical, where \(h\) is any fixed non zero even integer.