The cyclic subfactors theory defines a too large class$^{\star}$ of subfactors for being an *good* quantum arithmetic (i.e. quantum generalization of the **natural numbers** theory). Nowadays, my better attempt for this is the **natural subfactors** theory (see the *optional part* [here][1]). $^{\star}$Up to equivalence, more than $70$% of the inclusions of groups of index $≤30$ are distributive lattice! Nevertheless the percentage is decreasing for the following indices (see [this post][2]). ____ **Question 1**: No, $(R^{A_7} \subset R^{S_4})$ is a counterexample. Thanks to the subgroups lattice of $A_7$ (see [here][3]), there is a subgroup of $A_7$ called $2^2:S_3$ isomorphic to $S_4$, such that $(S_4 \subset A_7)$ has exactly two non-trivial intermediate subgroups: $K=L_2(7)$ and $L=A_4:S_3$, so that $(R^{A_7} \subset R^{S_4})$ is cyclic. Now if we consider the two maximal chains $(S_4 \subset K \subset A_7)$ and $(S_4 \subset L \subset A_7)$, then the intermediate indices are $(7,15)$ and $(3,35)$, so these chains can't be equivalent. See the questions: [Jordan-Hölder theorem for subfactors?][4] and [Abelian subfactors, a relevant concept?][5] ___ **Question 3**: No, the maximal subfactor $(R^{\mathbb{Z}_3 \rtimes \mathbb{Z}_2} \subset R^{\mathbb{Z}_2})$ gives counter-examples. It is depth $4$ and it admits **several** compositions with itself which are also cyclic subfactors of depth $4$, for example $(R^{(\mathbb{Z}_3 \rtimes \mathbb{Z}_2) \times (\mathbb{Z}_3 \rtimes \mathbb{Z}_2)} \subset R^{\mathbb{Z}_2 \times \mathbb{Z}_2})$ and $(R^{\mathbb{Z}_9 \rtimes \mathbb{Z}_2} \subset R^{\mathbb{Z}_2})$. Their intermediate subfactors lattices are as $\mathcal{L}_6$ and $\mathcal{L}_4$, so they are not isomorphic. ($\mathcal{L}_n$ is the lattice of divisors of $n$). [1]: http://mathoverflow.net/questions/160577/are-the-homogeneous-single-chain-subfactors-dedekind [2]: http://mathoverflow.net/q/178643/34538 [3]: http://homepages.ulb.ac.be/~tconnor/atlaslat/alt7.pdf [4]: http://mathoverflow.net/questions/156311/jordan-holder-theorem-for-subfactors [5]: http://mathoverflow.net/questions/156374/abelian-subfactors-a-relevant-concept