Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
3498 => 3 4 9 8
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
3 to 4 => 1
4 to 9 => 5
9 to 8 => 1
8 to 3 => 5
Step 3: Convert distances to codes (0=E[qual],
1 & 9 = C[onsecutive], 2-8 = N[one]):
1 => C
5 => N
1 => C
5 => N
Step 4: Combine the filters to a string:
C N C N = CNCN