Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
8249 => 8 2 4 9
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
8 to 2 = 6
2 to 4 = 2
4 to 9 = 5
9 to 8 = 1
Step 3: Combine the filters to a string:
6 2 5 1 = 6251