Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
22496 => 2 2 4 9 6
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
2 to 2 = 0
2 to 4 = 2
4 to 9 = 5
9 to 6 = 3
6 to 2 = 4
Step 3: Combine the filters to a string:
0 2 5 3 4 = 02534