TITLE: Showing a normal subgroup contains a subgroup
QUESTION [6 upvotes]: Let G be a finite group, $H \le G$, and $N\lhd G$. Suppose $|H|$ and $|G :N|$ are relatively prime. Is it true that $H \le N$? 
Since $N$ is a normal subgroup, I know that $NH \le G \implies |NH|$ divides $|G|$. Also
$|HN|=\frac{|H||N|}{H\cap N}$, so using the formula $|G :N|=\frac{|G|}{|N|}$ and manipulating I get,
$\frac{|G|}{|HN|}=\frac{|G||H\cap N|}{|H||N|}$
but I do not know how to continue(assuming I am on the right track to begin with.). Any help is much appreciated.

REPLY [3 votes]: The answers already given are perfectly fine, of course, and it is always a good idea to think in terms of homomorphisms, quotients, kernels etc. In this particular case though, I think you were just a step from solving it, so there is no need to change your strategy.  
As you observed, the LHS is an integer. Now write the RHS as $\frac{|G:N||H \cap N|}{|H|}$. 
Since $\gcd(|H|,|G:N|)=1$, $|H|$ divides $|H \cap N|$. But $H \cap N$ is a subgroup of $H$, so $|H \cap N|$ divides $|H|$. Hence $|H|=|H \cap N|$ which yields $H=H \cap N$. This is obviously equivalent to what you wanted to prove.