Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
2887 => 2 8 8 7
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
2 to 8 => 6
8 to 8 => 0
8 to 7 => 1
7 to 2 => 5
Step 3: Convert distances to codes (0=E[qual],
1 & 9 = C[onsecutive], 2-8 = N[one]):
6 => N
0 => E
1 => C
5 => N
Step 4: Combine the filters to a string:
N E C N = NECN