Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
8733 => 8 7 3 3
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
8 to 7 => 1
7 to 3 => 4
3 to 3 => 0
3 to 8 => 5
Step 3: Convert distances to codes (0=E[qual],
1 & 9 = C[onsecutive], 2-8 = N[one]):
1 => C
4 => N
0 => E
5 => N
Step 4: Combine the filters to a string:
C N E N = CNEN