Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
86789 => 8 6 7 8 9
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
8 to 6 = 2
6 to 7 = 1
7 to 8 = 1
8 to 9 = 1
9 to 8 = 1
Step 3: Combine the filters to a string:
2 1 1 1 1 = 21111