The number of unique n-point stars that can be drawn is related to phi (n), the totient of n. The totient of n is the number of numbers that are "coprimes" of n. This means they have no common factors with n. The number 60 has the following coprimes: 1 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41 43 47 49 53 59 It can be shown that phi(n) = n * (p1-1)/p1 * (p2-1)/p2 ... where the p's range over the unique prime factors of n. The number of n-point stars = (phi(n)-2)/2 Since 60 = 2 * 2 * 3 * 5, we have phi(60) = 60 * 1/2 * 2/3 * 4/5 = 16 The number of unique 60-point stars = (16-2)/2 = 7