Proof of Cauchy's Theorem for abelian groups (Herstein)

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I'm trying to understand a proof to the Cauchy's Theorem mentioned above, and this particular proof I'm reading, from Herstein, claims at some point that given $G$ a finite abelian group and $N$ a subgroup of $G$, if:

  • $p \nmid o(N)$, where $p$ is a prime
  • $(Nb)^{o(N)} = N$, where $b$ is an element of $G$ and $o(N)$ denotes the order of $N$.
  • $(Nb)^p$ = N

Then $Nb = N$

If that really is the case, could you explain to me why, please?

Thanks in advance!