Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
5649 => 5 6 4 9
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
5 to 6 = 1
6 to 4 = 2
4 to 9 = 5
9 to 5 = 4
Step 3: Combine the filters to a string:
1 2 5 4 = 1254