Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
8626 => 8 6 2 6
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
8 to 6 = 2
6 to 2 = 4
2 to 6 = 4
6 to 8 = 2
Step 3: Combine the filters to a string:
2 4 4 2 = 2442