After rotating by 60° about a centre, a figure looks exactly the same as its original position. At what other angles will this happen for the figure?

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It can be observed that if a figure looks symmetrical on rotating by 60º, then it will also look symmetrical on rotating by 120º, 180º, 240º, 300º, and 360º i.e., further multiples of 60º.

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