Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
9074 => 9 0 7 4
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
9 to 0 = 9
0 to 7 = 7
7 to 4 = 3
4 to 9 = 5
Step 3: Combine the filters to a string:
9 7 3 5 = 9735