Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
9744 => 9 7 4 4
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
9 to 7 = 2
7 to 4 = 3
4 to 4 = 0
4 to 9 = 5
Step 3: Combine the filters to a string:
2 3 0 5 = 2305