Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
17157 => 1 7 1 5 7
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
1 to 7 = 6
7 to 1 = 6
1 to 5 = 4
5 to 7 = 2
7 to 1 = 6
Step 3: Combine the filters to a string:
6 6 4 2 6 = 66426