Using all the digits from 1 to 9 inclusive, Shahb wrote down a fraction which had four digits in the numerator and five digits in the denominator. He then noticed that the fraction simplified to give exactly one half. Which of the following could have been the numerator of Shahb’s fraction?
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5314
6729
7341
7629
8359
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