Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
9803 => 9 8 0 3
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
9 to 8 = 1
8 to 0 = 8
0 to 3 = 3
3 to 9 = 6
Step 3: Combine the filters to a string:
1 8 3 6 = 1836