Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
74964 => 7 4 9 6 4
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
7 to 4 = 3
4 to 9 = 5
9 to 6 = 3
6 to 4 = 2
4 to 7 = 3
Step 3: Combine the filters to a string:
3 5 3 2 3 = 35323