Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
2209 => 2 2 0 9
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
2 to 2 = 0
2 to 0 = 2
0 to 9 = 9
9 to 2 = 7
Step 3: Combine the filters to a string:
0 2 9 7 = 0297