The only natural numbers in the range 1-9 that have the same units digit when raised to their own power are
4^4 = 256
6^6 = 46,656
8^8 = 16,777,216
From these 3 digits, 6 ordered pairs can be formed.
(4, 6), (4, 8), (6, 8), (6, 4), (8, 4), (8, 6)
You can add 3 more pairs if P is allowed to be equal to Q.
(4, 4), (6, 6), (8, 8)
4^4 = 256
6^6 = 46,656
8^8 = 16,777,216
From these 3 digits, 6 ordered pairs can be formed.
(4, 6), (4, 8), (6, 8), (6, 4), (8, 4), (8, 6)
You can add 3 more pairs if P is allowed to be equal to Q.
(4, 4), (6, 6), (8, 8)