To find the product of \(\sqrt{3}\) and \(5\sqrt{3}\), we start with the expression:
\[ \sqrt{3} \times 5\sqrt{3} \]
We can rearrange this by multiplying the coefficients with each other and then multiplying the square roots:
\[ = 5 \times \sqrt{3} \times \sqrt{3} \]
Since \(\sqrt{3} \times \sqrt{3} = 3\), we can simplify the expression:
\[ = 5 \times 3 = 15 \]
The result is \(15\).
Now, to determine whether \(15\) is rational or irrational:
A rational number is any number that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers (i.e., in the form \(\frac{a}{b}\) where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers and \(b \neq 0\)). Since \(15\) can be expressed as \(\frac{15}{1}\), it is rational.
In summary, the product of \(\sqrt{3}\) and \(5\sqrt{3}\) is \(15\), which is a rational number because it can be written as the ratio of two integers and its decimal expansion terminates (it is \(15.0\)).