Pentagon vs. Hexagon

Main Difference

The main difference between Pentagon and Hexagon is that the Pentagon is a polygon with five sides and Hexagon is a polygon with six sides.

• Pentagon

  In geometry, a pentagon (from the Greek πέντε pente and γωνία gonia, meaning five and angle) is any five-sided polygon or 5-gon. The sum of the internal angles in a simple pentagon is 540°.

  A pentagon may be simple or self-intersecting. A self-intersecting regular pentagon (or star pentagon) is called a pentagram.

• Hexagon

  In geometry, a hexagon (from Greek ἕξ hex, “six” and γωνία, gonía, “corner, angle”) is a six sided polygon or 6-gon. The total of the internal angles of any hexagon is 720°.

• Hexagon (noun)

  a plane figure with six straight sides and angles.