Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
6117 => 6 1 1 7
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
6 to 1 = 5
1 to 1 = 0
1 to 7 = 6
7 to 6 = 1
Step 3: Combine the filters to a string:
5 0 6 1 = 5061