Is it possible to update an iPhone 3 to a later IOS?

My friend got a used iPhone 3 for Christmas, and is having trouble working it. When she first got it she thought it was a 3s and then she could update it easily to IOS 6, but it turns out it's only a 3, and is not supported… My question is; can you update it to an earlier IOS instead? Like I heard it will only run up to 4.2 or something, but will Apple even offer that still? I know to update it you just hook it up to ITunes and it'll let you know there's and update, but will it give you an earlier version?

Hell no unless you google how to downgrade it

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